卧
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wò · to crouch

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HSK 3.0 · Level 7-9Frequency #7481
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

臣Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 卧

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wòWords pronounced wò
woWords pronounced wo
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Example sentences

Notice where 卧 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ de wò shì lǐ yí gè rén yě méi yǒu.你的卧室里一个人也没有。

Your bedroom doesn't have even a single person in it.

Source: Tatoeba #10972054 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā yǐ wò bìng zài chuáng sì tiān le.他已卧病在床四天了。

He has been ill in bed for four days.

Source: Tatoeba #1394969 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xiàn zài wò chuáng bù qǐ.他现在卧床不起。

He is confined to bed now.

Source: Tatoeba #8709498 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de wò shì lǐ méi yǒu rén.你的卧室里没有人。

There's no one in your bedroom.

Source: Tatoeba #4972631 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tāng mǔ huí dào le tā de wò shì.汤姆回到了他的卧室。

Tom went back to his bedroom.

Source: Tatoeba #5576817 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ men tīng dào wò shì lǐ yǒu shēng yīn.我们听到卧室里有声音。

We heard a voice from the bedroom.

Source: Tatoeba #835593 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 卧 in context

  1. Say wò, then recall the core meaning: to crouch.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 卧室 (wò shì), meaning “bedroom”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 卧 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.