to lie down; to crouch
Animated Stroke Order 卧
Stroke Order Diagrams 卧
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HSK Vocabulary: 卧
HSK words that contain this character.
Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 卧 is used in context
1
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
huǒ火
chē车
wò卧
pù铺
piào票
qù去
lǚ旅
xíng行
。
I bought a train sleeper ticket for travel.
2
wǒ我
de的
wò卧
shì室
lǐ里
yǒu有
yì一
zhāng张
dà大
chuáng床
。
There is a big bed in my bedroom.
3
jǐng警
chá察
pài派
le了
yì一
míng名
wò卧
dǐ底
qián潜
rù入
fàn犯
zuì罪
zǔ组
zhī织
。
The police sent an undercover agent to infiltrate the criminal organization.
4
zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
wò卧
shì室
。
This is my bedroom.
5
wò卧
shì室
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
zhāng张
chuáng床
hé和
yī一
zhāng张
zhuō桌
zi子
。
There is a bed and a desk in the bedroom.
6
wǎn晚
shàng上
wǒ我
xǐ喜
huān欢
zài在
wò卧
shì室
lǐ里
kàn看
shū书
。
In the evening, I like to read books in the bedroom.
7
wǒ我
mǎi买
le了
wò卧
pù铺
piào票
。
I bought a sleeper ticket.
8
cháng长
tú途
lǚ旅
xíng行
shí时
，
wò卧
pù铺
bǐ比
yìng硬
zuò座
shū舒
fú服
duō多
le了
。
During long-distance travel, a sleeper is much more comfortable than a hard seat.
9
wèi为
le了
jié节
shěng省
shí时
jiān间
，
tā他
xuǎn选
zé择
le了
yè夜
jiān间
wò卧
pù铺
liè列
chē车
，
zhè这
yàng样
jì既
néng能
xiū休
xī息
yòu又
néng能
gǎn赶
lù路
。
To save time, he chose a night sleeper train, which allows him to rest while traveling.
Information
Traditional臥
Radical卜
Strokes8
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#1148
Zhuyinㄨㄛˋ
Components—
UnicodeU+5367
CangjieSLOO
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality