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HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to lie
  2. 2. to crouch

Words Containing 卧

倒卧
dǎo wò

to lie down

卧车
wò chē

(railroad) sleeping car

卧推
wò tuī

bench press

卧房
wò fáng

bedroom

俯卧撑
fǔ wò chēng

push-up; press-up (exercise)

卧薪尝胆
wò xīn cháng dǎn

lit. to sleep on brushwood and taste gall (like King Gou Jian of Yue 勾踐|勾践[gōu jiàn]), in order to recall one's humiliations) (idiom)

仰卧
yǎng wò

to lie supine

卧室
wò shì

bedroom

卧蚕
wò cán

plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)

软卧
ruǎn wò

soft sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a softer bunk)

卧龙
wò lóng

nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮

立卧撑跳
lì wò chēng tiào

burpee

卧铺
wò pù

a bed (on a train)

被卧
bèi wo

quilt

卧草
wò cǎo

(substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck

卧内
wò nèi

bedroom

卧具
wò jù

bedding

硬卧
yìng wò

hard sleeper (a type of sleeper train ticket class with a harder bunk)

抵足而卧
dǐ zú ér wò

lit. to live and sleep together (idiom); fig. a close friendship

坐卧不宁
zuò wò bù níng
仰卧式
yǎng wò shì

corpse pose (yoga)

僵卧
jiāng wò

to lie rigid and motionless

卧虎藏龙
wò hǔ cáng lóng

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, movie by Ang Lee 李安[lǐ ān]

卧底
wò dǐ

to hide (as an undercover agent)

卧不安
wò bù ān

restless insomnia

卧龙区
wò lóng qū

Wolong district of Nanyang city 南陽|南阳[nán yáng], Henan

卧虎
wò hǔ

crouching tiger

卧式
wò shì

lying

卧床
wò chuáng

to lie in bed

卧龙自然保护区
wò lóng zì rán bǎo hù qū

Wolong National Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan, home of the giant panda 大熊貓|大熊猫[dà xióng māo]

食荼卧棘
shí tú wò jí

to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

卧龙岗
wò lóng gǎng

Wollongong, Australia

卧龙大熊猫保护区
wò lóng dà xióng māo bǎo hù qū

Wolong Giant Panda Nature Reserve in Wenchuan county, northwest Sichuan

卧病
wò bìng

ill in bed; bed-ridden

和衣而卧
hé yī ér wò

to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on

俯卧
fǔ wò

to lie prone

卧轨
wò guǐ

to lie across the railway tracks (to commit suicide or to prevent trains from getting through)

卧舱
wò cāng

sleeping cabin on a boat or train

横卧
héng wò

to recline

蜷卧
quán wò

to curl up

卧槽
wò cáo

(Internet slang) (substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck

伏卧
fú wò

lying down

卧倒
wò dǎo

to lie down

卧佛
wò fó

reclining Buddha

横躺竖卧
héng tǎng shù wò

to lie down all over the place

仰卧起坐
yǎng wò qǐ zuò

sit-up (physical exercise)

莫卧儿王朝
mò wò ér wáng cháo

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

卧位
wò wèi

berth

卧榻
wò tà

a couch

盘龙卧虎
pán lóng wò hǔ

lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

侧卧
cè wò

to lie on one's side

藏龙卧虎
cáng lóng wò hǔ

lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)