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CHINESE CHARACTER

fú

伏

伏

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lie prostrate; volt; dog days

Numbered pinyin
fu2
English meanings
to lie prostrate; to bend over; to submit; to hide; to ambush; volt; the hottest period of summer

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  1. 01

    shìbīng士兵men们máifu埋伏zài在shùlín树林lǐ里。

    The soldiers lay in ambush in the woods.

  2. 02

    tā他fú伏àn案xiězuò写作dào到shēnyè深夜。

    He worked at his desk writing until late at night.

  3. 03

    sān三fú伏tiān天shì是yī一nián年zhōng中zuì最rè热de的shíhou时候。

    The dog days are the hottest time of the year.

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