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绕膝
繞膝
ràoxī
1. (children) run around parent's knees
2. fig. to stay to look after one's elderly parents

Character Breakdown

绕
rào
to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve
HSK 5 9 丶
膝
xī
knee
HSK 6 15 丶

Compound Words (1)

绕膝承欢
ràoxīchénghuān
to live with one's parents, thus bringing them happiness (idiom)

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