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Meaning of 卧

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(Trad.: 臥)
Pinyin:
English Definition: to lie; to crouch
Chinese Definition:
①睡倒,躺或趴:卧倒。卧铺。卧室。卧底(埋伏下来做内应,如“卧卧传中”)。卧槽。卧龙(喻隐居或尚未露头角的杰出人才)。卧薪尝胆(形容刻苦自励,志图恢复)。藏龙卧虎(喻潜藏着人才)。
②把去壳的鸡蛋放到开水里煮:卧个鸡子儿。
Total strokes: 8; Radical:
Ideographic: A person (altered form of ) laying in bed
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    • [ chén ] minister, statesman, official, vassal
    • [ bo ] divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
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Example Words
卧室 shì bedroom; Classifiers:
卧房 fáng bedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)
卧床 chuáng to lie in bed; bedridden; bed
卧铺 a bed (on a train); a couchette
仰卧 yǎng to lie supine
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Example Sentences
1
Do you like to lie around, or is a large desk necessary?
2
So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.
3
But their daughters sit and chat uncovered because, they say, they have seen unveiled women at work or on television so much that at last it seems normal to them.
4
When he lies down, note the place where he is lying. Then go and uncover his feet and lie down. He will tell you what to do.
5
Having been stuffed, the milk cows were crouching down on the ground.