躺下
tǎng xià
Pinyin

Definition

躺下
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tǎng xià
  1. to lie down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation

Sample Sentences

是啊，最好是能躺下，连眼睛都闭上，因为好像连睁开眼睛都疼，烦死了！
shì a ，zuì hǎo shì néng tǎngxià ，lián yǎnjing dōu bì shàng ，yīnwèi hǎoxiàng lián zhēngkāi yǎnjing dōu téng ，fánsǐ le ！
That's right, the best thing to do is lie down, even my eyes are beginning to shut, because even opening my eyes is painful, it's so annoying!
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啊呀，小芬，快躺下。要什么东西让月嫂拿，你不要下床！
āyā ，Xiǎofēn ，kuài tǎngxià 。yào shénme dōngxi ràng yuèsǎo ná ，nǐ bù yào xià chuáng ！
Agh, Xiao Fen, lie down. If you need something have the maternity maid get it for you. You shouldn't get out of bed!
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来，躺下。我们看看宝宝发育得怎么样了。嗯，看不清。
lái ，tǎngxià 。wǒmen kàn kan bǎobao fāyù de zěnmeyàng le 。ng5 ，kànbuqīng 。
Come on, lie down. Let's see how the baby's developing. Oh, I can't see clearly.
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可以，就这样。哎，好，再走几步路。好了，过来躺下吧。
kěyǐ ，jiù zhèyàng 。āi ，hǎo ，zài zǒu jǐ bù lù 。hǎo le ，guòlái tǎngxià ba 。
Sure, that's fine. Walk a few steps. OK, go over and lie down.
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哦。我先帮她检查一下。小朋友，过来躺下。把嘴巴张开。这几颗牙长得特别歪。
ò 。wǒ xiān bāng tā jiǎnchá yīxià 。xiǎopéngyou ，guòlai tǎngxià 。bǎ zuǐba zhāngkāi 。zhè jǐ kē yá zhǎng de tèbié wāi 。
OK. I'll examine her first. Hey there, come over here, lay down, and open up your mouth. These teeth have grown particularly crooked.
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