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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
wō | wo1
English translation
nest
pit or hollow on the human body
lair
den
place
to harbor or shelter
to hold in check
to bend
classifier for litters and broods
cave, den, nest; hiding place; measure word for small animals

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

xué

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

cave

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

穴呙

Semantic compound

xué

Phonetic compound

guō

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鸽子 gēzi Cóng Bǎi 英里 Yīng lǐ 之外 zhī wài 返回 fǎn huí 窝巢 wō cháo .

The pigeon homed from a distance of 100 miles.

这样 zhè yàng 明显 míngxiǎn de 错误 cuòwù dōu 忽略 hūlüè 过去 guòqu le , duō 窝囊 wō nang ya !

How stupid to overlook such an obvious mistake!

王妈 pěng zhāo 燕窝 yàn wō 进来 jìn lái , sūn méi 觉得 juéde .

The maid , Wang Mah , came in with a bowl of bird's - nest gruel for him.

母鸡 mǔ jī 抱窝 bào wō le .

The hen is sitting.

玛润: 窝糙? huí 事儿 shì r ?

Marine: What the hell is that?

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
nest
被窝 bèi wō quilt被窩
窝囊废 wō nang fèi wimp窩囊廢
窝囊 wō nang annoyed窩囊
窝点 wō diǎn lair窩點
酒窝 jiǔ wō dimple酒窩
蜂窝 fēng wō bee's nest蜂窩
腋窝 yè wō armpit腋窩
窝心 wō xīn aggrieved窩心
窝藏 wō cáng to harbor窩藏
萨拉热窝 Sà lā rè wō Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina薩拉熱窩
眼窝 yǎn wō eye socket眼窩
燕窝 yàn wō swallow's nest燕窩
一窝蜂 yī wō fēng like a swarm of bees一窩蜂
鸟窝 niǎo wō bird's nest鳥窩
胳肢窝 gā zhi wō armpit胳肢窩
窝里斗 wō li dòu internal strife (family, group, etc)窩裡鬥
安乐窝 ān lè wō comfortable niche安樂窩
贼窝 zéi wō thieves' lair賊窩
蜂窝煤 fēng wō méi hexagonal household coal briquet蜂窩煤
窝子 wō zi lair窩子

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Decomposition

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