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HSK
4

to lie down

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

tang3 tǎng

Meaning


Primary

to lie down

Alternatives

lie down, lies down, lying down, lay down, to recline, recline

Mnemonic


[t-] Tarzan is in the [3] basement of the [-ang] chapel where he is running away from the priests who are trying to convert him. He finds a 身 body 躺 lying down in the corner of the basement and rips off its ⺌ confetti 冋 moustache and puts it on himself. The priests run by him, no longer recognizing him. Relieved, Tarzan, too, 躺 lies down on the cement floor to rest a bit.

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