卧

To lie in Chinese: 卧 (wò)

wò

to lie

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 臥1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lie
  2. 2to crouch

Stroke order

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卧

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄛˋ

wò

ㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

卧

Simplified

臥

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 那只猫喜欢卧在窗台上。

    nà zhī māo xǐ huan wò zài chuāng tái shàng。

    That cat likes to lie on the windowsill.

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Related words

卧室

wò shì

bedroom

卧铺

wò pù

a bed (on a train)

污秽

wū huì

nasty

呜咽

wū yè

to sob

巫婆

wū pó

witch

屋顶

wū dǐng

roof

无比

wú bǐ

incomparable

无不

wú bù

none lacking

无偿

wú cháng

free

无敌

wú dí

unequalled

无恶不作

wú è bù zuò

not to shrink from any crime (idiom)

无非

wú fēi

only

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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