dūn
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (9)

dūn
  1. 1 to crouch
  2. 2 to squat
  3. 3 to stay (somewhere)
dūn xià
  1. 1 to squat down
  2. 2 to crouch
dūn kēng
  1. 1 Turkish toilet
  2. 2 squat toilet
  3. 3 to vacate one's bowels
dūn diǎn
  1. 1 (of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
  2. 2 (dialect) taking a crap
jiā lǐ dūn
  1. 1 recluse
  2. 2 hikikomori person

Sample Sentences

妈妈蹲下来,看着男孩的眼睛说:你知道我有多爱你吗?
māma dūnxiàlái ,kànzhe nánhái de yǎnjing shuō :nǐ zhīdào wǒ yǒu duō ài nǐ ma ?
Mom came down to the level of the boy, looked at his eyes and asked: "Do you know how much I love you?"
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好!我再做四组等一下可以到那一区一块儿深蹲几组。
hǎo !wǒ zài zuò sì zǔ děngyīxià kěyǐ dào nà yī qū yīkuàir shēndūn jǐ zǔ 。
OK! I’m going to do another four sets, in a bit I can go to that section and do several sets of squats.
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哈,只有狗蹲在门口看家。
hā ,zhǐyǒu gǒu dūn zài ménkǒu kàn jiā 。
Ha, only the dog crouches at the door to look out for the house.
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到操场中间蹲下。
dào cāochǎng zhōngjiān dūnxià 。
Let's go crouch in the middle of the playground.
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是啊,前几天不是有个新闻说,有个猥琐男假装捡东西,蹲下来偷拍什么的。
shì a ,qiánjǐtiān bùshì yǒu gè xīnwén shuō ,yǒu gè wěisuǒ nán jiǎzhuāng jiǎn dōngxi ,dūn xiàlai tōupāi shénme de 。
Yeah. There was an article in the news the last few days about this creepy guy who would squat down pretending to pick things up but would actually be taking pictures and stuff.
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那我不工作了,蹲在家里啃老吧!我哪儿也不去,就呆在家伺候您。
nà wǒ bù gōngzuò le ,dūn zài jiā lǐ kěnlǎo ba !wǒ nǎr yě bù qù ,jiù dāi zài jiā cìhou nín 。
Then I'll quit! I'll stay at home and leech off of you guys! I won't go anywhere and I'll just stay at home taking care of you.
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背得再多你能说几句?再说,连上厕所都带着四斤重的牛津词典。唉,你蹲得累不累啊?
bèi de zài duō nǐ néng shuō jǐ jù ?zàishuō ,lián shàng cèsuǒ dōu dài zhe sì jīn zhòng de Niújīn cídiǎn 。ài ,nǐ dūn de lèi bu lèi a ?
But even with all that memorization, how much can you actually say? What's more, you're even lugging around those 2 kilo Oxford dictionaries into the bathroom. Do you get tired when your squatting?
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好主意。来,高的人站后面。前面的人稍微蹲下去一点。对,这样每个人的脸都很清楚。哎,干吗那么严肃?大家笑一笑,笑一笑。
hǎo zhǔyi 。lái ,gāo de rén zhàn hòumian 。qiánmian de rén shāowēi dūn xiàqu yīdiǎn 。duì ,zhèyàng měi ge rén de liǎn dōu hěn qīngchu 。āi ,gànmá nàme yánsù ?dàjiā xiào yi xiào ,xiào yi xiào 。
Good idea. OK, the tall people stand in the back. The people in the front can squat a little. Right, this way we can see everyone's faces. Hey, what's with everyone being so serious? Smile a little, everyone. Smile!
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我们蹲得累死了!快拍吧!
wǒmen dūn de lèi sǐ le !kuài pāi ba !
We're so tired from squatting. Hurry up and take the picture!
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蹲的还是坐的?
dūn de háishi zuò de ?
Is it a squat toilet, or a regular toilet?