被窝

被窩

bèiwō

noun #23,942

Measure Word

一个被窝 gè

Meanings

1 the warm space inside a quilt or blanket
2 bed (colloquial)

Characters

quilt / blanket

nest / hollow / den

Examples

冬天早上很难从被窝里爬出来。

Dōngtiān zǎoshang hěn nán cóng bèiwō lǐ pá chūlái.

It's very hard to get out of bed on winter mornings.

她把手机藏在被窝里玩游戏。

Tā bǎ shǒujī cáng zài bèiwō lǐ wán yóuxì.

She hid her phone under the covers to play games.

Tips

memory

窝 means nest or hollow — 被窝 is literally the cozy hollow inside your quilt, like a warm nest you burrow into.

Stroke Order

被 bèi

窝 wō