趴

To lie on one's stomach in Chinese: 趴 (pā)

pā

to lie on one's stomach

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to lie on one's stomach
  2. 2to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc)
  3. 3(Tw) percent

Stroke order

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趴

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄚ

pā

ㄆ/ pㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 累了他就趴在桌上睡了一会儿。

    lèi le tā jiù pā zài zhuō shàng shuì le yí huì er。

    When tired, he lay face-down on the desk and slept a while.

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Related words

拍板

pāi bǎn

clapper-board

拍卖

pāi mài

to auction

拍戏

pāi xì

to shoot a movie

徘徊

pái huái

to pace back and forth

排斥

pái chì

to reject

排放

pái fàng

to arrange in order

排练

pái liàn

to rehearse

牌照

pái zhào

(business) license

派别

pài bié

group

派遣

pài qiǎn

to send (on a mission)

攀

pān

to climb (by pulling oneself up)

攀升

pān shēng

to clamber up

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