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Meaning of 卧

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卧 (Trad.: 臥)HSK 5
Pinyin: wò
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: 卜
Ideographic:A person 卜 (altered form of 人) laying in bed 臣
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 臣 [ chén ] minister, statesman, official, vassal
    • 卜 [ bo ] divination, fortune-telling; prophecy
Similar Characters: 臥
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Example Words
卧室HSK 5 wò shì bedroom; Classifiers: 间
卧房 wò fáng bedroom; a sleeping compartment (on a train)
卧床 wò chuáng to lie in bed; bedridden; bed
卧铺 wò pù a bed (on a train); a couchette
仰卧 yǎng wò to lie supine
More:卧* | *卧 | *卧*
Example Sentences
1
电视机在我的卧室里
。
The TV is in my bedroom.
2
我只能摸黑走到卧室
。
I can only feel my way to the bedroom in the dark.
3
我的卧室比我朋友的大
。
My bedroom is bigger than my friend's.
4
我不喜欢在卧室里看电视
。
I don't like watching TV in the bedroom.
5
这趟火车没有空余的卧铺
。
There are no free berths on this train.