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IDENTITY

to lie down

HSK 5Top 1450

CORE MEANING

to lie down

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to lie downHSK5

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
minister radical (chén)
strokes
8
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰臣卜
    • the bowed servant (eye looking down)
    • the resting body

USAGE

Common words

卧室wòshìbedroom
卧铺wòpùsleeper berth
卧底wòdǐundercover agent

Graded examples

  • 他的卧室很干净。Tā de wòshì hěn gānjìng.HSK4

    His bedroom is very clean.

RELATIONS

In these chengyu

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

A servant (臣) resting on the couch — lying down.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#1450
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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