窝【wō】
HSK 7-9
- 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
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 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
This meaning refers to a structure built by birds or other animals for laying eggs and raising their young. It can also refer to a place of rest or protection.
This meaning describes a depression or indentation on the body, often used to refer to specific areas like the armpit or the hollow of a knee.
Refers to the home or resting place of a wild animal, particularly those that are typically hidden or secluded.
The bear found a lair in the cave.
Similar to a lair, this meaning indicates a shelter or burrow where certain animals, like foxes or badgers, live, often associated with being cozy and hidden.
The fox rests comfortably in its den in the forest.
This usage refers to a specific location or area, often used to denote a physical space.
This meaning indicates providing protection or refuge, often used in the context of offering shelter to someone or something.
This use refers to restraining or controlling something, especially in a figurative manner.
You need to keep that impulse in check.
This meaning indicates the action of bending something physically or metaphorically.
This usage serves as a measure word specifically for counting litters of animals or broods of chicks.
Generated collocations (experimental)
niǎo wō鸟窝bird's nestwō窝lǐ里inside the nestwō窝Fáng房cabin or small housewō diǎn窝点hideout or denwō wo tóu窝窝头a type of Chinese bread (literally "nest head")wō xīn窝心to feel secure or content (often used in a caring context)wō cáng窝藏to harbor or shelterdà大wō窝large nest or denwō窝wō窝a colloquial term for home or nestwō窝bó脖hollow of the neckwō窝 breadthto bend (part of a phrase referring to bending at the waist)wō窝zài在to be situated in or to stay in (a certain place)