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卧 (臥)

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

卧 [wò]
  1. 1. verb [躺] lie
    她睡觉时习惯侧卧。
    She tends to lie on her side when she sleeps.
  2. 2. verb [趴伏] sit
  3. 3. adjective [趴伏] sleeping
  4. 4. noun [趴伏] berth

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

卧 [wò]
  1. 1. verb lie
    仰卧
    lie on one's back; lie supine
    有一个人横卧在马路上。
  2. 2. verb (of animals or birds) crouch; sit
  3. 3. verb [dialect] poach (eggs)
    卧个鸡子儿
    poach an egg
  4. 4. adjective for sleeping in
    卧室
    bedroom

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

卧 [wò]
  1. 1. 动 (人)躺着;(动物)趴伏
    和衣而卧。
    小花猫卧在窗台上。
  2. 2. 形 睡觉用的
    卧铺。
    卧室。
    卧具。
    卧榻。
  3. 3. 名 指火车的卧铺
    软卧。
    硬卧。
  4. 4. 动 [文] 隐居
    高卧东山。
  5. 5. 动 [口] 生鸡蛋去壳后放到牛奶、汤或水里煮
    卧两个鸡蛋。
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Examples

伏几而卧
fall asleep against a table → 伏
和衣而卧
sleep with one's clothes on → 和衣
卧个鸡子儿
poach an egg → 卧
医生让病人取平躺卧。 → 取平
这个地方叫卧佛寺。 → 佛
和衣而卧 → 和
和衣而卧。 → 卧
小花猫卧在窗台上。 → 卧
卧两个鸡蛋。 → 卧

Character Decomposition

臣
[chén]		 + 卜
[bǔ]

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