Chinese word

晒太阳

Pronunciation

Pinyinshài tài yáng

他在公园的长椅上晒太阳。tā zài gōng yuán de cháng yǐ shàng shài tài yáng

He is sitting in the sun on a bench in the park.

植物需要适量地晒太阳才能健康生长。zhí wù xū yào shì liàng dì shài tài yáng cái néng jiàn kāng shēng zhǎng

Plants need an appropriate amount of sunlight to grow healthily.

A person settles into sunshine as a simple outdoor way to feel warm and unhurried.

做日光浴zuò rì guāng yù: Deliberately expose the body to sunlight for a sunbathing session.

在户外让身体接受阳光，通常为了取暖或放松，含有消磨时间的意味。zài hù wài ràng shēn tǐ jiē shòu yáng guāng tōng cháng wèi le qú nuǎn huò fàng sōng hán yǒu xiāo mó shí jiān de yì wèi

晒 (shài, "expose to sunlight") + 太 (tài, "great") + 阳 (yáng, "sun") forms a phrase for spending time exposed to the sun.

English speakers often hear "sunbathe" as a planned activity for tanning, while this everyday Chinese phrase can simply describe resting in warm sunlight.