臥
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wò · to crouch, to lie down

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Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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臣Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 臥

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Example sentences

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Nǐ mén xiǎng kàn kàn wǒ de wò shì má?你們想看看我的臥室嗎?

Do you want to see my bedroom?

Source: Tatoeba #10335075 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ gěi tā zhǎn shì le wǒ de wò shì.我給他展示了我的臥室。

I showed him my bedroom.

Source: Tatoeba #9035486 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shàng lóu dào tā de wò shì.她上樓到她的臥室。

She went upstairs to her bedroom.

Source: Tatoeba #859130 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ de wò shì.這是我的臥室。

This is my bedroom.

Source: Tatoeba #9035485 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ wéi shén mó zài wǒ de wò shì lǐ?你為什麼在我的臥室裡?

Why are you in my bedroom?

Source: Tatoeba #10320171 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì nǐ de wò shì má?這是你的臥室嗎?

Is that your bedroom?

Source: Tatoeba #9035489 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 臥 in context

  1. Say wò, then recall the core meaning: to crouch, to lie down.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 臥 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.