躺 meaning in English

tǎng

to recline; to lie down

HSK 4verb15 strokes

Meaning of 躺

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tǎng

to recline
to lie down

How to use 躺

躺 describes lying down on your back or side, often with 在 to say where: 躺在床上 (tǎng zài chuáng shang, lie on the bed). It also combines with 下 for the action of lying down. Example: 我累了，想躺一会儿。(Wǒ lèi le, xiǎng tǎng yíhuìr.) I'm tired and want to lie down for a bit.

躺 (tǎng) puts 身 (shēn, body) next to 尚 (shàng). Picture your whole body stretched out flat, and let 尚 hint at the sound tǎng.

Common mistake: Learners often say 睡 (shuì) when they only mean lying down. 睡 means to sleep, while 躺 just means to be lying, awake or not. Also watch the tone: it is third tone tǎng, not fourth.

躺 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ注zhù意yì到dào街jiē上shàng躺tǎng著zhù一yí个gè醉zuì汉hàn。

Tom noticed a drunk lying in the street.

我wǒ累lèi得de只zhǐ想xiǎng躺tǎng在zài床chuáng上shàng。

I was too tired to care for anything but bed.

别bié让ràng汤tāng姆mǔ躺tǎng在zài地dì板bǎn上shàng。

Don't let Tom lie on the floor.

我wǒ觉jué得de我wǒ要yào躺tǎng一yī下xià了le。

I think I'll lie down for a while.

她tā在zài床chuáng上shàng躺tǎng了le下xià来lái。

She lay down on the bed.

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躺 tǎng · to recline · 15 strokes

Questions about 躺

What does 躺 mean?

躺 (tǎng) means "to recline; to lie down" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 躺?

躺 is made of 1 character: 躺 (15 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 躺 an HSK word?

Yes. 躺 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 躺 and 卧 (wò)?

躺 is the everyday spoken word for lying down. 卧 is more formal or written and appears in words like 卧室 (wòshì, bedroom).

What does 躺平 (tǎngpíng) mean?

Literally it means to lie flat. In recent slang it describes choosing to stop striving hard and live with low effort and low ambition.