卧

• 拼音: wò
• 汉字拆解: 卧 = 臣 (a prostrate official, head bowed in submission or rest) + 人 (person)

含义

To lie down; to recline; to rest in a horizontal position. Also used for animals crouching or resting low to the ground.

Used in formal and literary contexts for lying down (卧床 = bedridden; 卧倒 = drop down flat). Common in compound words: 卧室 (bedroom), 卧铺 (sleeping berth on a train), 卧底 (undercover agent — literally 'lying hidden'). Also used in cooking: 卧蛋 = poached egg.

例句

1. 他病得很严重，已经卧床两周，连站起来走动都十分困难。
2. 那只老狗卧在门口，懒洋洋地晒着太阳，对来往的行人视若无睹。
3. 战士们接到命令后立刻卧倒，借助草丛的掩护向目标悄悄靠近。

用法指南

语境: health, daily life, military

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 他每天午休时习惯卧在沙发上休息片刻，认为这样能让下午保持更好的工作状态。(He habitually lies down on the sofa for a short rest each day at noon, believing it helps him maintain better focus in the afternoon.)
• 那位老将军卧病多年，即便身体每况愈下，依然坚持每天阅读新闻，关注国家大事。(That elderly general has been bedridden for many years — even as his health deteriorated, he continued reading the news every day and keeping up with national affairs.)

错误说法

• 我卧在床上睡觉 — 睡觉 already implies lying down; say simply 躺在床上睡觉 or 卧床休息; combining both 卧 and 睡觉 in the same clause is redundant

起源与历史

臣 (a prostrate official, head bowed) + 人 (person) — a person lying down

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal