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躺

tǎng · tang

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Meaning

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  1. to recline
  2. to lie down
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Clouds from the grass

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)天气(tiānqì)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)在(zài)草地(cǎodì)上(shàng)躺(tǎng)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    The weather is great. I want to lie on the grass for a while.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)躺下(tǎngxià)吧(ba)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那朵(nàduǒ)云(yún)像(xiàng)一只(yīzhī)兔子(tùzi)。

    I'll lie down too. Look, that cloud looks like a rabbit.

  3. Dengdeng

    哪里(nǎlǐ)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看到(kàndào)一朵(yīduǒ)像(xiàng)面包(miànbāo)的(de)云(yún)。

    Where? I only see a cloud that looks like bread.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)躺(tǎng)的(de)位置(wèizhi)不对(bùduì)，换(huàn)一下(yīxià)。

    You're lying in the wrong spot. Switch.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)躺到(tǎngdào)你(nǐ)这边(zhèbiān)了(le)。哇(wa)，真的(zhēnde)是(shì)兔子(tùzi)！

    Okay, I moved over to your side. Wow, it really is a rabbit!

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，躺(tǎng)着(zhe)看(kàn)云(yún)最(zuì)舒服(shūfu)。

    See, lying down is the most comfortable way to watch clouds.

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2 examples
01

我(wǒ)小(xiǎo)时(shí)候(hou)常(cháng)常(cháng)躺(tǎng)在(zài)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)看(kàn)天(tiān)上(shàng)的(de)白(bái)云(yún)。

When I was little, I often lay on the grass and watched the white clouds in the sky.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)家(jiā)的(de)狗(gǒu)经(jīng)常(cháng)躺(tǎng)在(zài)草(cǎo)地(dì)上(shàng)。

My dog often lies on the grass.

Tatoeba: Chinese by wangchou · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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