俯卧 (俯臥)
fǔ wò
Pinyin

Definition

俯卧 (俯臥)
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fǔ wò
  1. to lie prone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (12)

俯瞰
fǔ kàn
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down from a height
俯卧撑
fǔ wò chēng
  1. 1 press-up (physical exercise)
  2. 2 push-up
俯视
fǔ shì
  1. 1 to overlook
  2. 2 to look down at
俯仰
fǔ yǎng
  1. 1 lowering and raising of the head
  2. 2 (fig.) small move
  3. 3 pitch (position angle)
俯卧
fǔ wò
  1. 1 to lie prone

Idioms (4)

俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
俯首帖耳
fǔ shǒu tiē ěr
  1. 1 bowed head and ears glued (idiom); docile and obedient
  2. 2 at sb's beck and call
俯首称臣
fǔ shǒu chēng chén
  1. 1 to bow before (idiom)
  2. 2 to capitulate
与世俯仰
yǔ shì fǔ yǎng
  1. 1 to swim with the tide (idiom)

Sample Sentences

隔壁这家公司真有劲，刚喊完口号，这会儿全体在做俯卧撑！
gébì zhè jiā gōngsī zhēn yǒujìn ，gāng hǎn wán kǒuhào ，zhèhuìr quántǐ zài zuò fǔwòchēng ！
This company next door is really interesting. They just finished shouting slogans and now they're all doing push-ups!
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没问题！咱们来真的！我让你看看俯卧撑和引体向上的厉害。
méiwèntí ！zánmen lái zhēn de ！wǒ ràng nǐ kànkan fǔwòchēng hé yǐntǐxiàngshàng de lìhai 。
No problem! We'll do something real! I'll make you see the power of push-ups and chin-ups.
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锻炼又不是只有在健身房才能做。我每天系统性地做仰卧起坐、俯卧撑、 引体向上来塑造肌肉、保持体形。你看，效果真的不错！
duànliàn yòu bù shì zhǐyǒu zài jiànshēnfáng cáinéng zuò 。wǒ měitiān xìtǒngxìng de zuò yǎngwòqǐzuò 、fǔwòchēng 、 yǐntǐxiàngshàng lái sùzào jīròu 、bǎochí tǐxíng 。nǐ kàn ，xiàoguǒ zhēnde bùcuò ！
It's not like the gym is the only place you can exercise. Every day I systematically do sit-ups, push-ups, and chin-ups in order to tone my muscles and stay in shape. Look, the effects are not bad!
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