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蹲

dūn
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

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

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Stroke order

19 strokes

Usage notes

Common mistakes

蹲 is for a posture with knees bent and bottom near ground, not for simply bending down (弯腰).

Example Sentences

2 shown
他在门口 蹲 着。
He is squatting at the doorway.
我老爸在 蹲 監獄。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 12977938)

Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org. AI-generated examples are marked with this icon.