# 俯首 (fǔshǒu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 俯首 (fǔshǒu) means “to bow one's head; to submit”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to bow one's head; to submit
- Pinyin: fǔshǒu (fu3 shou3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他俯首沉思了很长时间。
  Tā fǔshǒu chénsīle hěn cháng shíjiān.
  He bowed his head in deep thought for a long time.

## Characters

- 俯 (fǔ): to look down; to stoop
- [首](https://hanziro.com/word/shou-head/) (shǒu): head; chief

https://hanziro.com/word/fu-shou-bow-ones-head/

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