打千

dǎqiān
genuflection, a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand

CEDICT

  1. (dated) to genuflect (a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand)
  2. to genuflect (a form of salutation in Qing times performed by men, going down on the right knee and reaching down with the right hand)

Wiktionary

屈一膝行半跪礼，以示请安。《红楼梦．第八回》：「独有一个买办名唤钱华的，因他多日未见宝玉，忙上来打千儿请安。」《老残游记．第二回》：「有打千儿的，有作揖的，大半打千儿的多，高谈阔论，说笑自如。」也作「打扦」、「打佥」。

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Entry Composition

1 打 dǎ
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")
=2 千 qiān thousand
=2 千 qiān used in 秋千 qiūqiān

Containing this entry

打千儿 dǎqiānr