Chinese Word: 趴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

趴HSK 6

Pinyin: pā

English Definition: to lie on one's stomach; to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent

Chinese Definition:
①肚子向下卧倒：趴下。趴虎儿(身体向前跌倒的姿势)。趴窝(ａ．母鸡趴在窝里孵小鸡；b．母畜生幼畜前趴在地上不动；c．身体垮了；d．机器和机动车等发生故障，不能开动)。
②身体向前靠在东西上：趴在桌子上。

Total strokes: 9; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:八 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 八 [ bā ] eight; all around, all sides

Similar Characters: 趼

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趴伏	pā fú	to crouch; to lie prone
轰趴	hōng pā	(loanword) party (social gathering); (Tw) party (typically associated with sex and drugs)
累趴HSK 6	lèi pā	tired to the point of dropping
马趴	mǎ pā	face-plant
趴踢	pā ti	(loanword) party

1		hēi māo 黑猫 pā zài 趴在 zhuō zi 桌子 shàng 上 shuì jiào 睡觉。 The black cat is sleeping on the table.
2		bú yào 不要 zài 在 nà bian 那边 dì shang 地上 pā 趴 zhe 着： qǐ lai 起来， lì kè 立刻 qǐ lai 起来！ Don't grovel on the ground there: up, this moment!'
3		māo 猫 shēn 伸 le 了 gè 个 lǎn yāo 懒腰， yòu 又 pā 趴 huí dào 回到 shā fā 沙发 shàng 上。 The cat stretched lazily and then lay back down on the sofa.