蛰伏
zhé fú
Pinyin

Definition

蛰伏
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zhé fú
  1. hibernation
  2. living in seclusion

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

mái fú
  1. 1 to ambush
  2. 2 to lie in wait for
  3. 3 to lie low
  4. 4 ambush
qián fú
  1. 1 to hide
  2. 2 to cover up
  3. 3 to conceal
qǐ fú
  1. 1 to move up and down
  2. 2 to undulate
  3. 3 ups and downs
  1. 1 surname Fu
fú àn
  1. 1 to bend over one's desk (writing, studying, taking a nap etc)
Fú niú shān
  1. 1 Funiu mountain range in southwest Henan, an eastern extension of Qinling range 秦嶺山脈|秦岭山脉[Qín lǐng shān mài], Shaanxi
fú tè jiā
  1. 1 vodka (loanword)
fú bǐ
  1. 1 foreshadowing (literary device)
  2. 2 foretaste of material to come (in essay or story)
guāng fú
  1. 1 photovoltaic (e.g. cell)
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
  1. 1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. 2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. 3 repeating continuously
  4. 4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
sān fú tiān
  1. 1 three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August, namely: 初伏 (mid-July), 中伏 (late July to early August), 末伏 (mid-August)
zhōng fú
  1. 1 last ten days of July and first ten days of August, the second of 三伏 sān fú, three hottest periods of the year
fú dì
  1. 1 to lie prostrate
Fú dì mó
  1. 1 Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter)
fú tiān
  1. 1 the hottest period of the year
  2. 2 see 三伏天[sān fú tiān]
fú wéi
  1. 1 to lie prostrate
  2. 2 to prostrate oneself (in veneration)
fú jī
  1. 1 ambush
  2. 2 to ambush
Fú Míng xiá
  1. 1 Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion
fú fǎ
  1. 1 to be executed
Fú ěr jiā Hé
  1. 1 Volga River

Idioms (8)

伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
  1. 1 hidden genius (idiom)
危机四伏
wēi jī sì fú
  1. 1 danger lurks on every side (idiom)
夜行昼伏
yè xíng zhòu fú
  1. 1 to travel at night and lie low by day (idiom)
思潮起伏
sī cháo qǐ fú
  1. 1 thoughts surging in one's mind (idiom)
  2. 2 different thoughts coming to mind
此起彼伏
cǐ qǐ bǐ fú
  1. 1 up here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession
  2. 2 no sooner one subsides, the next arises
  3. 3 repeating continuously
  4. 4 occurring again and again (of applause, fires, waves, protests, conflicts, uprisings etc)
老骥伏枥
lǎo jì fú lì
  1. 1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
老骥伏枥,志在千里
lǎo jì fú lì , zhì zài qiān lǐ
  1. 1 lit. an old steed in the stable still aspires to gallop 1000 miles (idiom); fig. old people may still cherish high aspirations
降龙伏虎
xiáng lóng fú hǔ
  1. 1 to vanquish dragons and tigers (idiom)

Sample Sentences

为了遏制疫情向外蔓延,自1月23日起,作为中国重要交通枢纽,这座城市暂停市内公交运营,关闭离汉通道,近千万武汉市民蛰伏家中,进行特殊的战斗。
wèile èzhì yìqíng xiàngwài mànyán ,zì yī yuè èrshísān rì qǐ ,zuòwéi Zhōngguó zhòngyào jiāotōng shūniǔ ,zhè zuò chéngshì zàntíng shìnèi gōngjiāo yùnyíng ,guānbì lí Hàn tōngdào ,jìn qiānwàn Wǔhàn shìmín zhéfú jiā zhōng ,jìnxíng tèshū de zhàndòu 。
In order to contain the spread, starting from January 23rd, as an important transportation hub in China, this city has suspended public transport, closed down all channels leaving Wuhan, and left nearly ten million of Wuhan citizens staying at home, fighting a special battle.