卧

The character "卧" has 8 strokes. "卧" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "卧" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "卧" are "wò" . View the stroke order of "卧">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "卧"

v.: (of people) lie down; (of animals) crouch; sit; lie; sleep; live in seclusion; be a hermit; poach (eggs)

n.: sleeping berth; sleeper

• sit : v.坐；坐下；开会；开庭；参加；代人照看；处于；使坐；栖息；搁置
• lie : v.说谎；躺；平卧；（使）处于…状态；坐落于；位于；可受理；可立案
• sleep : n.睡眠；睡觉；眼屎；眼眵；长眠；寂静；静止；死；一夜；一夜之眠
• sleeper : n.睡着的人或动物；与睡觉有关的东西；爆冷门的电影；小耳环；杆子；枕木；睡鱼；卧铺；卧铺火车

Form words with "卧"

Example phrases using "卧"

• 一只狗卧在那里，一动不动。

  A dog lay there still.

• 老人在炕上卧着。

  The old man is lying on the kang .

• 小猫卧在火炉旁。

  A kitten is crouching at the side of a stove.

• 狗蜷卧在桌下。

  The dog curled up under the table.

• 母鸡卧在窝里。

  The hen sat in the coop.

• 他那件毛皮大衣窝缩在床脚，像一只毛茸茸的野兽卧在那里。

  His fur coat was rolled up like a hairy beast at the foot of his bed.

• 喂饱之后，奶牛都蹲卧在地上了。

  Having been stuffed, the milk cows were crouching down on the ground.

• 你是比较明智的卧在床上给婴儿。

  It is more advisable to put your baby to bed in a sleeper.

• 一个真男人应该卧推自己的重量。

  A real man should bench his own weight.

• 请仰卧（俯卧，右侧卧，左侧卧）。

  Please lie on your back (stomach, right side, left side) .