横躺

橫躺
héngtǎng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to lie flat
  2. 2 to lie sideways / across

Examples

Tā héngtǎng zài shāfā shàng kàn diànshì.
He lay sprawled across the sofa watching TV.
Yì gēn dà shù héngtǎng zài mǎlù zhōngyāng.
A large tree lay across the middle of the road.

Tips

usage
contributes the 'crosswise / sideways' nuance — 横躺 implies lying across something rather than just lying down (which would be ).

Stroke Order

héng
tǎng