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蹲伏
dūn fú
Pinyin
Definition
蹲伏
-
dūn fú
to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
Character Decomposition
蹲
⻊
丷
酉
寸
伏
亻
犬
Related Words
(20)
埋伏
mái fú
1
to ambush
2
to lie in wait for
3
to lie low
4
ambush
潜伏
qián fú
1
to hide
2
to cover up
3
to conceal
起伏
qǐ fú
1
to move up and down
2
to undulate
3
ups and downs
蹲
dūn
1
to crouch
2
to squat
3
to stay (somewhere)
伏
Fú
1
surname Fu
伏案
fú àn
1
to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
伏牛山
Fú niú shān
1
Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
伏特加
fú tè jiā
1
vodka (loanword)
伏笔
fú bǐ
1
foreshadowing (literary device)
2
foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
光伏
guāng fú
1
photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
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)
蹲下
dūn xià
1
to squat down
2
to crouch
蹲坑
dūn kēng
1
Turkish toilet
2
squat toilet
3
to vacate one's bowels
蹲点
dūn diǎn
1
(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
2
(dialect) taking a crap
三伏天
sān fú tiān
1
three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
中伏
zhōng fú
1
last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
伏地
fú dì
1
to lie prostrate
伏地魔
Fú dì mó
1
Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
伏天
fú tiān
1
the hottest period of the year
2
see 三伏天[sān fú tiān]
伏惟
fú wéi
1
to lie prostrate
2
to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
Idioms
(8)
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
1
hidden genius (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
1
danger lurks on every side (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
1
to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
1
thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
2
different thoughts coming to mind
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
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)
老骥伏枥
lǎo jì fú lì
1
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥伏枥,志在千里
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
1
lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
1
to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)
Sample Sentences