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膝盖 (xī gài): Knee (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

膝 • xī • knee
xī膝

knee

盖 • gài • cover; lid • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
gài盖

cover; lid

Word Info

Pinyinxī gài
Meaningknee
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 膝盖.

  • 暗示àn shìhint; imply
  • 包袱bāo fucloth wrappers
  • 边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
  • 暴露bào lùexpose; reveal; lay bare
  • 不愧bú kuìbe worthy of; deserve to be called; prove oneself to be
  • 摆脱bǎi tuōdispense; cast off; extricate oneself from
  • 悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
  • 不时bù shífrequently; from time to time; now and then
  • 不禁bù jīncannot refrain from; involuntarily; spontaneously
  • 不顾bú gùdisregard; in spite of
  • 层出不穷céng chū bù qióngcome out in an unending flow
  • 败坏bài huàiruin; corrupt; debase
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 膝盖.

Words with 膝
  • 屈膝qū xīkneel; submit
  • 膝下xī xiàat one's knees; under one's care (children)
  • 膝盖骨xī gài gǔkneecap; patella
促膝谈心
cù xī tán xīn
to have an intimate, heart-to-heart conversation in a close, cozy setting.
  • 承欢膝下chéng huān xī xiàTo serve and bring joy to one's parents, especially in their old age, by being filial and attentive.
  • 膝下承欢xī xià chéng huānto serve and please one's parents, especially in their old age, bringing them happiness and comfort.
    • Words with 盖
    • 掩盖yǎn gàicover; conceal; blanket
    • 盖章gài zhāngaffix one's seal; stamp
    • 覆盖fù gàicover; overlap; vegetation
    • 涵盖hán gàicover / encompass
    • 遮盖zhē gàiCover
    • 杯盖bēi gàicup lid
    • 瓶盖píng gàibottle cap
    • 盖子gài zicover
    4.

    How to Use 膝盖 in Sentences

    Measure Word + Nounwith个
    liǎng两
    gè个
    xī膝
    gài盖
    neutral
    two knees
    Verb + Object
    bǎo保
    hù护
    xī膝
    gài盖
    Noun + Adjectivewith疼痛
    xī膝
    gài盖
    téng疼
    tòng痛
    Subject + Verbwith受伤
    xī膝
    gài盖
    shòu受
    shāng伤
    5.

    Example Sentences with 膝盖

    wǒ我
    de的
    xī膝
    gài盖
    téng疼
    。
    neutral
    protect the knee
    wān弯
    qū曲
    xī膝
    gài盖
    neutral
    bend the knee
    neutral
    knee pain
    neutral
    knee injury
    My knee hurts.
    zài在
    dēng登
    shān山
    tú途
    zhōng中
    ，
    tā他
    de的
    xī膝
    gài盖
    tū突
    rán然
    gǎn感
    dào到
    yí一
    zhèn阵
    jù剧
    liè烈
    de的
    cì刺
    tòng痛
    。
    During the mountain climb, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his knee.
    gēn根
    jù据
    yī医
    xué学
    bào报
    gào告
    ，
    tā他
    de的
    xī膝
    gài盖
    ruǎn软
    gǔ骨
    mó磨
    sǔn损
    chéng程
    dù度
    yǐ已
    dá达
    dào到
    sān三
    jí级
    。
    According to the medical report, the wear and tear of his knee cartilage has reached grade three.
    tā他
    pǎo跑
    bù步
    shí时
    bù不
    xiǎo小
    xīn心
    shuāi摔
    shāng伤
    le了
    xī膝
    gài盖
    。
    He accidentally injured his knee while running.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    méi没
    yǒu有
    chá察
    jué觉
    dào到
    zì自
    jǐ己
    de的
    xī膝
    gài盖
    zài在
    yīn阴
    yǔ雨
    tiān天
    huì会
    yǐn隐
    yǐn隐
    zuò作
    tòng痛
    ma吗
    ？
    Haven't you noticed that your knee aches faintly on rainy days?