磕 kē to collide
to collide; to hit; to knock; to tap
怎么记住“磕”: 石 stone + 盍 lidded dish = to collide. Two waiters hurry past the stone fountain, each with a hot lidded dish, and take the same corner at full speed, only to collide.
部件结构
磕 = 石 stone + 盍 lidded dish
- 石 stone
- 盍 lidded dish
Two waiters hurry past the stone fountain, each with a hot lidded dish, and take the same corner at full speed, only to collide.
用法
- To knock/bump against - 磕头 (kētóu) to kowtow (bow forehead to floor), 磕碰 (kēpèng) to bump/knock (and figuratively minor friction), 磕瓜子 (kē guāzǐ) to crack melon seeds with the teeth.
- 磕磕绊绊 (kēkē-bànbàn) means stumbling along / full of small setbacks. Colloquially 磕 (as in 磕CP) = to ship a couple.