窝

• 拼音: wō
• 汉字拆解: 窝 = 穴 (cave, hollow shelter) + 呙 (phonetic; implies a rounded, recessed shape)

含义

Nest; burrow; den; a hollow or recessed space. Used for animal homes and, colloquially, cramped living spaces or criminal hideouts.

Extends metaphorically to criminal dens (匪窝 = bandit lair, 贼窝 = thieves' den) and colloquially to a small cramped home. Also used as a measure word for a litter of animals (一窝小猫 = a litter of kittens). 一窝蜂 describes people swarming chaotically.

例句

1. 燕子在屋檐下筑了一个窝，每天清晨都能听到幼鸟叽叽喳喳的叫声。
2. 警方捣毁了一处藏匿多名逃犯的窝，缴获了大量非法物品。
3. 这只母猫生了一窝小猫，其中有三只是橘色的。

用法指南

语境: nature, colloquial, law enforcement

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 山里的猎人发现了一处狐狸窝，里面有几只毛茸茸的幼崽正蜷缩在一起取暖。(The hunter in the mountains found a fox den, inside which several fluffy cubs were curled up together for warmth.)
• 这栋楼年久失修，破旧不堪，住在这种地方就像住在一个破窝里一样，连基本的生活条件都无法保障。(The building has fallen into disrepair — living here is like living in a dilapidated hovel, with even basic living conditions failing to be met.)

错误说法

• 鸟窝 is acceptable for informal reference to a bird's nest, but for wild birds in literary or precise contexts use 鸟巢 or 巢; 窝 works best for burrows, dens, and litters — not for all nests equally

起源与历史

穴 (cave radical, shelter) + 呙 (phonetic component) — a hollow recessed space

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal