Examples

跪着祈祷

be kneeling in prayer → 跪

跪一条腿

go down on one knee → 跪

宁可站着死，绝不跪着生

would rather die on one's feet than live on one's knees → 宁可

乡亲们对这位难得的清官长跪相送。 → 跪

即使他跪地讨饶, 我也不能原谅他。

Even it he gets down on his knees, I won't forgive him. → 讨饶

皇帝一发怒, 文武百官都跪了下来。

Once the emperor got angry, all the officials would kneel down. → 文武百官

宁可站着死,决不跪着生 → 宁可

to kneel in an attitude of prayer

以祈祷的姿势跪着 → attitude