Chinese Word: 蹲 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

蹲HSK 5

Pinyin: dūn

English Definition: to crouch; to squat; to stay (somewhere)

Chinese Definition:
①两腿尽量弯曲，像坐的样子，但臀部不着地：蹲下。蹲伏。蹲踞。蹲腿。
②(蹲苗)在一定时期内控制施肥和灌水，进行中耕和镇压，使幼苗根部下扎，生长健壮，防止多余茎叶生长。
③喻呆着或闲居：蹲膘。蹲窝。蹲班房(坐牢)。

Total strokes: 19; Radical: 足

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

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 尊 [ zūn ] to honor, to respect, to venerate

Similar Characters: 嶟

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蹲点HSK 5	dūn diǎn	(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience; (dialect) taking a crap
蹲伏	dūn fú	to crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)
蹲坑	dūn kēng	Turkish toilet; squat toilet; to vacate one's bowels
蹲下HSK 5	dūn xià	to squat down; to crouch
蹲便器	dūn biàn qì	squat toilet

1		tā 他 zài 在 jiē shang 街上 dūn zhe 蹲着 děng 等 rén 人。 He squatted in the street waiting for someone.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 māo 猫 dūn 蹲 zài 在 qiáng jiǎo 墙角 lǐ 里。 The cat was crouched in the corner of the wall.
3		liǎng rén 两人 dūn xià 蹲下 jiù 就 liáo 聊 qi lai 起来 le 了。 Squatting down, the two of them started to have a chat.
4		jǐng chá 警察 yāo qiú 要求 xián yí rén 嫌疑人 dūn 蹲 xià lai 下来。 The police asked the suspect to squat down.
5		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 gōng yuán 公园 lǐ 里 dūn 蹲 xià lai 下来 xiū xi 休息。 We sat down to rest in the park.

1		tā 他 zài 在 jiē shang 街上 dūn zhe 蹲着 děng 等 rén 人。 He squatted in the street waiting for someone.
2		zhè 这 zhǐ 只 māo 猫 dūn 蹲 zài 在 qiáng jiǎo 墙角 lǐ 里。 The cat was crouched in the corner of the wall.
3		liǎng rén 两人 dūn xià 蹲下 jiù 就 liáo 聊 qi lai 起来 le 了。 Squatting down, the two of them started to have a chat.
4		jǐng chá 警察 yāo qiú 要求 xián yí rén 嫌疑人 dūn 蹲 xià lai 下来。 The police asked the suspect to squat down.
5		wǒ men 我们 zài 在 gōng yuán 公园 lǐ 里 dūn 蹲 xià lai 下来 xiū xi 休息。 We sat down to rest in the park.