蹲

To crouch in Chinese: 蹲 (dūn)

dūn

to crouch

HSK 3.0 Level 62 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to crouch
  2. 2to squat
  3. 3to stay (somewhere)

Stroke order

Watch how to write 蹲 stroke by stroke.

蹲

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄣ

dūn

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄣ/ en—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 汤姆蹲了三年多的监狱。

    tāng mǔ dūn le sān nián duō de jiān yù。

    Tom spent more than three years in jail.

  • 抢劫银行的后果就是在监狱里蹲十年。

    qiǎng jié yín háng de hòu guǒ jiù shì zài jiān yù lǐ dūn shí nián。

    Bank robbery will cost you ten years in prison.

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each and every

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angry

妇女

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woman

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superior quality

公主

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贡献

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古典

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classical

股票

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share certificate

核心

hé xīn

core

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