Chinese word

躺

Pronunciation

Pinyintǎng

Meaning

  • verblie down

Example

我太累了，想躺一下。wǒ tài lèi le xiǎng tǎng yí xià

I am so tired that I want to lie down for a while.

Illustration for 躺 (lie down)

More examples

她感到头晕，躺在草地上休息。tā gǎn dào tóu yūn tǎng zài cǎo dì shàng xiū xī

She felt dizzy and lay on the grass to rest.

Core concept

The body rests horizontally on a supporting surface, either settling into that position or remaining there in comfort.

Common phrases

  • 躺在沙发上tǎng zài shā fā shàng

    lie on the sofa

  • 躺在草地上tǎng zài cǎo dì shàng

    lie on the grass

  • 躺着休息tǎng zhe xiū xī

    lie down and rest

Similar words

躺下tǎng xià: Move from standing or sitting into a horizontal position on a bed or floor.
睡觉shuì jiào: Sleep, usually during a longer period at night or during the day.
休息xiū xī: Stop activity to recover from physical or mental tiredness, without specifying how.

Definition in Chinese

把身体横放在床、地面或其他表面上以休息、睡觉或放松，既可指躺下的动作，也可指持续的卧姿。bǎ shēn tǐ héng fàng zài chuáng dì miàn huò qí tā biǎo miàn shàng yǐ xiū xī shuì jiào huò fàng sōng jì kě zhǐ tǎng xià de dòng zuò yě kě zhǐ chí xù de wò zī

Word origin

躺 (tǎng, "lie down") combines 身 (shēn, "body"), which supplies the meaning, with 尚 (shàng, "still"), which serves mainly as the phonetic component.

Usage tips

  • This verb does not by itself mean that sleep occurs, so it also fits a person who is awake and resting.

Other meanings

  • lieverb
  • sprawlverb
  • lie on one's backverb

Opposites

  • 站起来zhàn qǐ láistand upverb
  • 坐起来zuò qǐ láisit upverb

Related words

  • 躺下tǎng xiàlie downverb

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