Meaning
to recline; to lie down
Chinese: 身体平放。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “tang” becomes a different word in each tone. 躺 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 躺下tǎng xiàto lie down
- 躺平tǎng píngto lie stretched out; (neologism, attested by 2021) to opt out of the rat race
- 躺倒tǎng dǎoto lie down
- 躺枪tǎng qiāng(neologism, attested by 2014) (coll.) to be criticized, blamed or implicated in sth despite having done nothing to deserve it; to be unfairly targeted; to catch a stray
- 侧躺cè tǎngto lie down (on one's side)
Example Sentence
他累了，躺在沙发上休息。Tā lèi le, tǎng zài shā fā shàng xiū xi.He was tired and lay down on the sofa to rest.
他Tāhe累lèito accumulate了le(completed action)，躺tǎngto recline在zàiat沙发shā fā(loanword) sofa (CL:条,张)上shàngon休息xiū xirest。