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卧
臥
wò
v. (of people) lie, lie down; (of animals) crouch; sleep; (dialect) poach (eggs); (lit.) to be a hermit
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Other meanings
[wò]char. sleeping berth
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CHARACTER COMPOSITION
RADICAL
卜 divination (for 卧)臣 subject (for 臥)
CHARACTERS CONTAINING '卧 OR 臥'
'卧' is part of the following traditional words: 臨
SIMILAR CHARACTERS
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Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
卧室
臥室
wò shì
n. bedroom
《卧虎藏龙》
《臥虎藏龍》
wò hǔ cáng lóng
n. "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"
他病了,一直卧床不起。
他病了,一直臥床不起。
tā bìng le, yì zhí wò chuáng bù qǐ
phr. He's ill and couldn't get out of the bed all the time.
卧病
臥病
wò bìng
v. be confined to bed;be laid up
主卧
主臥
zhǔ wò
n. main bedroom
仰卧起坐
仰臥起坐
yǎng wò qǐ zuò
n. (sports) sit-ups
坐卧不宁
坐臥不寧
zuò wò bù níng
idiom. be unable to sit down or sleep at ease, feel restless
卧床休息
臥床休息
wò chuáng xiū xi
phr. rest in bed
卧倒
臥倒
wò dǎo
v. to lie prone, to drop to the ground, to throw oneself down
卧谈
臥談
wò tán
phr. to talk when lying (in bed)
卧薪尝胆
臥薪嘗膽
wò xīn cháng dǎn
idiom. to lie on firewood and lick a gall bladder -- suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge