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v. (of people) lie, lie down; (of animals) crouch; sleep; (dialect) poach (eggs); (lit.) to be a hermit
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Other meanings
[wò]   char. sleeping berth
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    divination (for )
    subject (for )
'卧' is part of the following traditional words:
 臨

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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
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wò shì
n. bedroom
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wò hǔ cáng lóng
n. "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"
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tā bìng le, yì zhí wò chuáng bù qǐ
phr. He's ill and couldn't get out of the bed all the time.
wò bìng
v. be confined to bed;be laid up
zhǔ wò
n. main bedroom
yǎng wò qǐ zuò
n. (sports) sit-ups
zuò wò bù níng
idiom. be unable to sit down or sleep at ease, feel restless
wò chuáng xiū xi
phr. rest in bed
wò dǎo
v. to lie prone, to drop to the ground, to throw oneself down
wò tán
phr. to talk when lying (in bed)
wò xīn cháng dǎn
idiom. to lie on firewood and lick a gall bladder -- suffering patiently, but firmly resolved on revenge