to lie on one's stomach

to lean forward, resting one's upper body (on a desktop etc); (Tw) percent

foot/body (足) + sound pā (八) = lying flat on one's stomach

足 grounds the character in the body's posture — feet and legs flat, body prone. 八 mainly contributes the pā sound rather than a visual meaning.

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小猫在地上睡着了。

xiǎo māo pā zài dì shang shuì zháo le。

The kitten is lying on its stomach on the floor, asleep.

在桌上,看着窗外的雨。

tā pā zài zhuō shang,kàn zhe chuāng wài de yǔ。

He leaned forward on the desk, watching the rain outside the window.

Words with 趴

马趴

mǎ pā

face-plant

淫趴

yín pā

(slang) sex party

累趴

lèi pā

tired to the point of dropping

趴伏

pā fú

to crouch

趴窝

pā wō

(coll.) (of a hen) to sit in the nest to lay or hatch eggs

趴趴走

pā pā zǒu

(Tw) to wander about; to roam around freely (from Taiwanese 拋拋走, Tai-lo pr. [pha-pha-tsáu])

趴踢

pā ti

(loanword) party

趴体

pā tǐ

(loanword) party

轰趴

hōng pā

(loanword) party (social gathering)

轰趴馆

hōng pā guǎn

party venue (available for hire)

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