伏 (fú) means Bend over (hide - concede). Below are 8 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
远处的山峦连绵起 伏 。
Yuǎnchù de shānluán liánmián qǐfú.
The distant hills roll on in an unbroken chain.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起伏
他的情绪最近起 伏 很大。
Tā de qíngxù zuìjìn qǐfú hěn dà.
His moods have swung a great deal lately.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 起伏
这一带都是起 伏 的丘陵。
Zhè yídài dōu shì qǐfú de qiūlíng.
This whole area is rolling hills.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 丘陵
他们在山谷里埋 伏 了一夜。
Tāmen zài shāngǔ lǐ máifu le yí yè.
They lay in ambush in the valley all night.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 埋伏
这句话里埋 伏 着一个陷阱。
Zhè jù huà lǐ máifuzhe yí ge xiànjǐng.
A trap lies hidden in this sentence.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 埋伏
风一吹，麦田像波浪一样起 伏 。
Fēng yì chuī, màitián xiàng bōlàng yíyàng qǐfú.
When the wind blew, the wheat field rose and fell like waves.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 波浪
他的心情像海上的波涛一样起 伏 不定。
Tā de xīnqíng xiàng hǎi shang de bōtāo yíyàng qǐfú bùdìng.
His mood rose and fell as unsteadily as waves at sea.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 波涛
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Words that contain 伏
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Questions about 伏
How is 伏 used in a sentence?
This page shows 8 sentences using 伏 (fú, "Bend over (hide - concede)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 伏 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 伏 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 伏?
The dictionary page for 伏 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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