蛰伏 (蟄伏)
zhé fú
Pinyin
Definition
蛰伏 (蟄伏)
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- hibernation
- living in seclusion
Character Decomposition
Idioms (8)
伏龙凤雏
- 1 hidden genius (idiom)
危机四伏
- 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
夜行昼伏
- 1 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
思潮起伏
- 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
- 2 different thoughts coming to mind
此起彼伏
- 1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
- 2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
- 3 repeating continuously
- 4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
Sample Sentences
为了遏制疫情向外蔓延,自1月23日起,作为中国重要交通枢纽,这座城市暂停市内公交运营,关闭离汉通道,近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中,进行特殊的战斗。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.