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Definitions

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

Words Containing 卧

卧室
wò shì

bedroom

卧铺
wò pù

a bed (on a train)

仰卧
yǎng wò

to lie supine

仰卧式
yǎng wò shì

corpse pose (yoga)

仰卧起坐
yǎng wò qǐ zuò

sit-up (physical exercise)

伏卧
fú wò

lying down

俯卧
fǔ wò

to lie prone

俯卧撑
fǔ wò chēng

push-up; press-up (exercise)

倒卧
dǎo wò

to lie down

侧卧
cè wò

to lie on one's side

僵卧
jiāng wò

to lie rigid and motionless

和衣而卧
hé yī ér wò

to lie down to sleep with one's clothes on

坐卧不宁
zuò wò bù níng
抵足而卧
dǐ zú ér wò

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

横卧
héng wò

to recline

横躺竖卧
héng tǎng shù wò

to lie down all over the place

盘龙卧虎
pán lóng wò hǔ

lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

硬卧
yìng wò

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

立卧撑跳
lì wò chēng tiào

burpee

卧不安
wò bù ān

restless insomnia

卧位
wò wèi

berth

卧佛
wò fó

reclining Buddha

卧倒
wò dǎo

to lie down

卧内
wò nèi

bedroom

卧具
wò jù

bedding

卧床
wò chuáng

to lie in bed

卧底
wò dǐ

to hide (as an undercover agent)

卧式
wò shì

lying

卧房
wò fáng

bedroom

卧推
wò tuī

bench press

卧榻
wò tà

a couch

卧槽
wò cáo

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

卧病
wò bìng

ill in bed; bed-ridden

卧舱
wò cāng

sleeping cabin on a boat or train

卧草
wò cǎo

(substitute for 我肏[wǒ cào]) fuck

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)

卧虎
wò hǔ

crouching tiger

卧虎藏龙
wò hǔ cáng lóng

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

卧蚕
wò cán

plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)

卧车
wò chē

(railroad) sleeping car

卧轨
wò guǐ

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

卧龙
wò lóng

nickname of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮

卧龙区
wò lóng qū

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

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

卧龙岗
wò lóng gǎng

Wollongong, Australia

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]

莫卧儿王朝
mò wò ér wáng cháo

Mughal or Mogul Dynasty (1526-1858)

藏龙卧虎
cáng lóng wò hǔ

lit. hidden dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

蜷卧
quán wò

to curl up

被卧
bèi wo

quilt

软卧
ruǎn wò

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

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