tǎng

to recline

to lie down

body (身) + sound cue (尚) = lie down

身 anchors the meaning in the body itself — the thing doing the reclining. 尚 mainly contributes the sound tǎng and can be set aside for meaning.

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在床上休息。

tā tǎng zài chuáng shàng xiū xi。

He is lying down on the bed to rest.

她累了,就在沙发上睡着了。

tā lèi le, jiù tǎng zài shā fā shàng shuì zháo le。

She was tired, so she reclined on the sofa and fell asleep.

Words with 躺

仰躺

yǎng tǎng

to lie on one's back

侧躺

cè tǎng

to lie down (on one's side)

地躺拳

dì tǎng quán

Di Tang Quan - "Ground-Prone Fist"

斜躺

xié tǎng

to recline

横躺

héng tǎng

to lie flat

横躺竖卧

héng tǎng shù wò

to lie down all over the place

葛优躺

gě yōu tǎng

see 北京癱|北京瘫[Bei3 jing1 tan1]

躺椅

tǎng yǐ

deck chair

躺下

tǎng xià

to lie down

躺倒

tǎng dǎo

to lie down

躺尸

tǎng shī

(deprecatory) to lie motionless (asleep, drunk, lazing etc)

躺平

tǎng píng

to lie stretched out

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