Meaning
conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
Chinese: 趴下、隐藏，也表示屈服。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 伏 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 起伏qǐ fúto move up and down; to undulate; ups and downs
- 埋伏mái fúto ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low; ambush
- 此起彼伏cǐ qǐ bǐ fúup here, down there (idiom); to rise and fall in succession; no sooner one subsides, the next arises; repeating continuously
- 中伏zhōng fúthe second of the three annual periods of hot weather , which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
- 伏地fú dìto lie prostrate
Example Sentence
猫伏在地上，准备捉老鼠。Māo fú zài dì shàng, zhǔn bèi zhuō lǎo shǔ.The cat crouched on the ground, ready to catch the mouse.
猫Māocat (CL:只)伏fúto lean over在zàiat地上dì shàngon the ground，准备zhǔn bèipreparation捉zhuōto clutch老鼠lǎo shǔrat。