卧 (臥)
wò
Pinyin

Definition

卧 (臥)
 - 
wò
  1. to lie
  2. to crouch

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

卧室
wò shì
  1. 1 bedroom
  2. 2 classifier: 间 jiān
卧底
wò dǐ
  1. 1 to hide (as an undercover agent)
  2. 2 an insider (in a gang of thieves)
  3. 3 a mole
卧槽
wò cáo
  1. 1 (Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck
  2. 2 WTF
卧虎
wò hǔ
  1. 1 crouching tiger
  2. 2 fig. major figure in hiding
  3. 3 concealed talent
仰卧
yǎng wò
  1. 1 to lie supine

Idioms (8)

抵足而卧
dǐ zú ér wò
  1. 1 lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship
盘龙卧虎
pán lóng wò hǔ
  1. 1 lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. talented individuals in hiding
  3. 3 concealed talent
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[Gōu Jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to maintain one's resolve for revenge
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge
卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn
  1. 1 lit. to lie on firewood and taste gall (idiom); fig. suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge

Sample Sentences

上胸也很重要，我帮你调角度，先做上斜卧推...你这个姿势有点不正确，来，我做给你看，你帮我拍一下，角度抓好一点，要看到我的大胸肌的线条...
shàng xiōng yě hěn zhòngyào ，wǒ bāng nǐ tiáo jiǎodù ，xiān zuò shàng xié wòtuī ...nǐ zhè ge zīshì yǒudiǎn bù zhèngquè ，lái ，wǒ zuò gěi nǐ kàn ，nǐ bāng wǒ pāi yīxià ，jiǎodù zhuā hǎo yìdiǎn ，yào kàndào wǒ de dà xiōngjī de xiàntiáo ...
The upper chest is also very important. I’ll help you adjust the angle. First do inclined bench presses… That position isn’t quite correct, come, I’ll show you how. Can you take a photo for me? Get a better angle, so you can see the lines of my pectorals...
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大叔，你喘气可以不要那么大声吗？我先去做杠铃卧推了，久没练，我的胸肌都扁了。
dàshū ，nǐ chuǎnqì kěyǐ bùyào nàme dàshēng ma ？wǒ xiān qù zuò gànglíng wòtuī le ，jiǔ méi liàn ，wǒ de xiōngjī dōu biǎn le 。
Mister, can you not breathe that loudly? I’m going to go and bench press the barbell first. It’s so long since I’ve worked out, my chest muscles are all flat.
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你......你不是刚来吗？卧推也没做几组就要走了啊？
nǐ ......nǐ búshi gāng lái ma ？wòtuī yě méi zuò jǐ zǔ jiùyào zǒu le ā ？
Eh… Didn’t you just arrive? You’re leaving after only doing a few sets of bench press?
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自古以来，中国人往往用军营的秩序来观察一支军队的战备能力，古有细柳营今有朱日和同样壁垒森严，同样卧虎藏龙
zìgǔyǐlái ，Zhōngguó rén wǎngwǎng yòng jūnyíng de zhìxù lái guānchá yī Zhī jūnduì de zhànbèi nénglì ，gǔ yǒu Xìliúyíng jīn yǒu Zhūrìhé tóngyàng bìlěisēnyán ，tóngyàng wòhǔcánglóng
From ancient times, Chinese people have used the order of battle camps to observe a troops readiness for battle. As in the olden days there was the Xiliu Camp, now there is Zhurihe, both strongly fortified, both conceal hidden talents.
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我醒来后做两三个平板，冥想十分钟，出卧室后干搓脸半分钟，头脑清晰后，马上投入到看书、写文、锻炼或做早餐中去，那开了个好头的一天就有好彩头。
wǒ xǐnglái hòu zuò liǎng sān gè píngbǎn ，míngxiǎng shí fēnzhōng ，chū wòshì hòu gān cuō liǎn bàn fēnzhōng ，tóunǎo qīngxī hòu ，mǎshàng tóurù dào kànshū 、xiěwén 、duànliàn huò zuò zǎocān zhōng qù ，nà kāi le gè hǎo tóu de yītiān jiù yǒu hǎocǎitóu 。
When I wake up, I do a couple of planks and meditate for ten minutes. I leave my bedroom and give myself a face massage for half a minute. When I'm fully awake, I launch myself into either reading, writing or breakfast making. With such a great start to the day, it's inevitable that I'm going to have a great day ahead of me.
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您可真有眼光，这套房八十平方，两卧一厨一卫一阳台，家具家电都配齐了，您如果租的话拎包入住就可以了。
nín kě zhēn yǒu yǎnguāng ，zhè tào fáng bāshí píngfāng ，liǎng wò yī chú yī wèi yī yángtái ，jiājù jiā diàn dōu pèiqí le ，nín rúguǒ zū dehuà līnbāorùzhù jiù kěyǐ le 。
You really have quite the eye. That apartment is eighty square meters, with two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony. The furniture and the appliances are all included. If you rent it you can move right in.
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黄色太亮，不适合卧房。
huángsè tài liàng ，bù shìhé wòfáng 。
Yellow is too bright, doesn't really suit bedrooms.
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蓝色或白色比较适合卧房。
lánsè huò báisè bǐjiào shìhé wòfáng 。
Blue or white is more suitable for bedrooms.
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哟，还不错，是卧铺。什么味道？
yō ，háibùcuò ，shì wòpù 。shénme wèidao ？
Hey, it's pretty good. There is a sleeper. What's that smell?
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好，主卧在这边。
hǎo ，zhǔwò zài zhèbiān 。
Okay, the master bedroom is there.
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