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窝

wō · wo

Traditional 窩

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. nest
  2. pit or hollow on the human body
  3. lair
  4. den
  5. place
  6. to harbor or shelter
  7. to hold in check
  8. to bend
  9. classifier for litters and broods
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The nest

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)看(kàn)，树上(shùshàng)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)鸟(niǎo)窝(wō)！

    Dengdeng, look, there is a bird's nest in the tree!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)！窝(wō)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)三只(sānzhī)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)。

    Really! There are three baby birds in the nest.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)别(bié)靠近(kàojìn)，鸟(niǎo)妈妈(māma)会(huì)担心(dānxīn)。

    Let us not go close. The mother bird will worry.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)拍(pāi)一张(yīzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)。

    OK, I will only take one photo.

  5. Liangliang

    它们(tāmen)的(de)窝(wō)比(bǐ)我的(wǒde)窝(wō)干净(gānjìng)多了(duōle)。

    Their nest is much cleaner than my place.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

金(jīn)窝(wō)银(yín)窝(wō)不(bù)如(rú)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)狗(gǒu)窝(wō)。

Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

燕(yàn)子(zi)用(yòng)泥(ní)和(hé)草(cǎo)在(zài)屋(wū)檐(yán)下(xià)搭(dā)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)窝(wō)。

The swallow built a nest under the eaves with mud and grass.

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