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蛰伏

zhé fú

2-character word Traditional 蟄伏

What 蛰伏 means

1. hibernation
2. living in seclusion

The characters in 蛰伏

• 蛰zhéto hibernate
• 伏fúto lean over; to fall (go down); to hide (in ambush)

Sounds the same

Read zhé fú, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 折服to convince; to subdue; to be convinced