Meaning
crouch; squat
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “dun” becomes a different word in each tone. 蹲 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 蹲下dūn xiàto squat down; to crouch
- 蹲点dūn diǎn(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience; (dialect) taking a crap
- 深蹲shēn dūnsquat (exercise)
- 半蹲bàn dūnhalf squat
- 蹲守dūn shǒuto hang around keeping a watch out for sth
Example Sentence
他蹲下身子，仔细地观察地上的蚂蚁。Tā dūn xià shēn zi, zǐ xì de guān chá dì shàng de mǎ yǐ.He squatted down and carefully observed the ants on the ground.
他Tāhe蹲下dūn xiàto squat down身子shēn zibody，仔细zǐ xìcareful地de(adverb marker)观察guān cháto observe地上dì shàngon the ground的deof蚂蚁mǎ yǐant。