趴下

pāxià

verb #2,078

Meanings

1 to lie prone
2 to get down (on the ground)

Characters

Examples

趴下！有人开枪！

Pāxià! Yǒurén kāiqiāng!

Get down! Someone is shooting!

他趴下在草地上休息。

Tā pāxià zài cǎodì shàng xiūxi.

He lay face down on the grass to rest.

狗趴下来等主人回家。

Gǒu pāxià lái děng zhǔrén huíjiā.

The dog lay down waiting for its owner to come home.

Tips

usage

趴下 specifically means to lie face-down (prone). Compare with 躺下 (tǎng xià) which means to lie on one’s back.

Stroke Order

趴 pā

下 xià