倒卧

倒臥

dǎowò

verb

Meanings

1 to lie down (after collapsing)
2 to drop dead
3 to fall and lie prostrate

Characters

to fall over; to collapse

Examples

HSK 7-9

他疲惫地倒卧在沙发上。

Tā píbèi de dǎowò zài shāfā shàng.

Exhausted, he collapsed onto the sofa.

HSK 7-9

战场上倒卧着无数尸体。

Zhànchǎng shàng dǎowò zhe wúshù shītǐ.

Countless bodies lay strewn across the battlefield.

Tips

register

A literary/written word - you would not use it in casual speech. Often appears in news, war reportage, or descriptive prose to convey collapsing from exhaustion, injury, or death.

Stroke Order

倒 dǎo

卧 wò