蹲下

dūnxià
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to squat down
  2. 2 to crouch down
  3. 3 to sit (dog command)

Examples

Tā dūn xiàlái jì xiédài.
He squatted down to tie his shoelaces.
Dūn xià! Hǎo gǒu.
Sit! Good dog.

Tips

usage
is the classic East Asian flat-footed squat (feet flat, haunches low) — famously harder for Westerners. As a dog command, 蹲下 functions like 'sit' in English dog training. For humans, is an everyday posture: waiting, smoking, chatting on street corners.

Stroke Order

dūn
xià