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

他疲惫地倒卧在沙发上。

Tā píbèi de dǎowò zài shāfā shàng.

Exhausted, he collapsed onto the sofa.

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 dào

卧 wò