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CHINESE CHARACTER

wò

卧

卧

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to lie

Numbered pinyin
wo4
English meanings
to lie, to crouch

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 臣; right 卜.

  • Left

    臣
  • Right

    卜
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Decomposition reference

⿰臣卜

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    wò卧zài在chuáng床shàng上。

    Lie on the bed.

  2. 02

    wò卧chuáng床xiūxi休息。

    Rest in bed.

  3. 03

    hǎohǎo好好xiūyǎng休养。

    Rest well.

  4. 04

    diào调yǎng养shēntǐ身体。

    Recover.

  5. 05

    nàixīn耐心jìng静yǎng养。

    Rest patiently.

  6. 06

    zǎorì早日kāngfù康复。

    Recover soon.

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