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躺

tǎng

to lie down

A person lying on a bed
Memory picture

Character

躺 tǎng

Strokes
15
Radical
身 — body, torso
Made of
身 body, torso 尚 still, yet
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我想躺一会。 Wǒ xiǎng tǎng yí huì. I want to lie down for a while.
  • 他躺在床上。 Tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng. He lies on the bed.
  • 别躺在地上。 Bié tǎng zài dì shàng. Do not lie on the floor.

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