膜拜

móbài
  1. to kneel and bow with joined hands at forehead level
  2. to worship

CEDICT

  1. (religion) to kneel and bow with joined hands at the forehead level; to prostrate oneself; to worship
  2. to kneel and bow with joined hands at the forehead level; to prostrate oneself; to worship

Wiktionary

跪在地上举两手伏地敬拜。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 膜 mó
  1. membrane
  2. film
2 拜 bài
  1. to bow to; to pay one's respects
  2. (bound form) to extend greetings (on a specific occasion)
  3. to make a courtesy call
  4. (bound form) (of a monarch) to appoint sb to (a position) by performing a ceremony
  5. to acknowledge sb as one's (master, godfather etc)
  6. (used before some verbs to indicate politeness)

Containing this entry

顶礼膜拜 dǐnglǐmóbài
  1. to prostrate oneself in worship (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to worship
  3. to bow down to

Related entries

奉祀 fèngsì
  1. to worship
  2. to pay respects to (a deity, ancestor etc)
  3. (of a shrine or temple) to be dedicated to (a deity, ancestor etc)
崇拜 chóngbài
  1. to worship
  2. adoration
学生们崇拜新的英语老师。

The students adore the new English teacher.

Source: Tatoeba

拜祭 bàijì
  1. to worship
  2. to observe religious rites
  3. to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)
敬拜 jìngbài to worship
朝拜 cháobài
  1. to worship
  2. to make customary deferences to
  3. a pilgrimage
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