卧床不起 — “Confined to bed due to illness”
卧床不起 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Confined to bed due to illness”. Bedridden. Literally, “Lie in bed unable to get up”.
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卧床不起 Character Breakdown
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奶奶最近身体不适，已经卧床不起好几天了，家人都很关心。
Grandma hasn't been feeling well recently and has been confined to bed for several days; her family is very concerned.
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More idioms starting with 卧
- wò卧bù不ān安xí席unable to sleep due to worries
- wò卧bù不ān安zhěn枕unable to sleep due to worries
- wò卧bīng冰kū哭zhú竹extreme filial piety
- wò卧bīng冰qiú求lǐ鲤Lie on ice for carp, extreme filial piety
- wò卧qí旗xī息gǔ鼓act covertly or cease activities
- wò卧tà榻zhī之xià下，，qǐ岂róng容tā他rén人hān酣shuì睡No rivals allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧right next to one's bed
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容tā他rén人hān鼾shuì睡No trespassing in my territory
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容hān酣shuì睡No rival allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻zhī之cè侧，，qǐ岂róng容hān鼾shuì睡No rivals allowed in one's domain
- wò卧tà榻zhī之páng旁，，qǐ岂róng容tā他rén人hān鼾shuì睡No snoring next to my bed
- wò卧tà榻qǐ岂róng容hān鼾shuì睡No rivals tolerated in one's domain
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What does 卧床不起 mean?
卧床不起 (wò chuáng bù qǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Confined to bed due to illness”.
How do you pronounce 卧床不起?
卧床不起 is pronounced wò chuáng bù qǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 卧床不起 literally mean?
Literally, 卧床不起 means “Lie in bed unable to get up”. It is used to mean “Confined to bed due to illness”.
What is the Chinese definition of 卧床不起?
病卧床上，不能起来。