窝

wō

HSK 7

窝 — wō

1. nest (for birds, animals); den

   树上有个鸟窝。 shùshàng yǒu gè niǎowō — There is a bird's nest in the tree.

2. pit or hollow on the human body (e.g., divot, depression)

   他手臂上有个小窝，好像被撞过。 tā shǒubì shàngyǒu gè xiǎo wō hǎoxiàng bèi zhuàng guò — He has a small depression on his arm, as if he'd been hit.

3. lair; den (often for criminals or wild animals)

   警察捣毁了一个毒品窝。 jǐngchá dǎohuǐ le yígè dúpǐn wō — The police busted a drug den.

4. place; lair as a general location (colloquial)

   这是我们的小窝，别随便乱进。 zhè shì wǒmen de xiǎo wō bié suíbiàn luàn jìn — This is our little place/spot; don't come in casually.

5. to harbor or shelter (someone or something)

   他被控窝赃物并为嫌疑人提供庇护。 tā bèikòng wō zāngwù bìngwèi xiányírén tígōng bìhù — He was accused of harboring stolen goods and sheltering the suspect.

6. to hold in check; restrain (colloquial/figurative)

   他把脾气窝住了，没当众发作。 tā bǎ píqì wō zhù le méi dāngzhòng fāzuò — He kept his temper in check and didn't lose it in public.

7. to curl up; to bend or hunch (body posture)

   他窝在床上看了整整一下午的书。 tā wō zài chuángshàng kàn le zhěngzhěng yī xiàwǔ de shū — He curled up on the bed and read all afternoon.

8. classifier for litters and broods (e.g., 一窝小鸡 — a brood of chicks)

   农场里有一窝小鸡刚出生。 nóngchǎng lǐ yǒu yī wō xiǎojī gāngchūshēng — A brood of chicks was just born on the farm.