趴下

pāxià
verb #2,078

Meanings

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

Examples

Pā xià! Yǒu rén kāiqiāng!
Get down! Someone is shooting!
Tā pā xià zài cǎodì shàng xiūxi.
He lay face down on the grass to rest.
Gǒu pā xiàlái 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 (tǎng xià) which means to lie on one’s back.

Stroke Order

xià