squat on the heels; to crouch (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
蹲 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
吨 dūn - ton (clf.) | HSK 5
Phonetically similar words
顿 dùn - [measure word for occurences, and therefore of meals] (clf.) | HSK 5
Examples
他在花园里蹲了一小时看鸟。 tā zài huāyuán lǐ dūn le yī xiǎoshí kàn niǎo - He squatted in the garden for an hour watching the birds.
工人们蹲在地上修理管道。 gōngrénmen dūn zài dìshàng xiūlǐ guǎndào - The workers squatted on the ground to repair the pipeline.
他蹲在街角等待朋友的到来。 tā dūn zài jiējiǎo děngdài péngyǒu de dàolái - He squatted on the street corner waiting for his friends to arrive.
这位老人蹲在公园的长椅上休息。 zhè wèi lǎorén dūn zài gōngyuán de chángyǐ shàng xiūxí - The old man squatted on the bench in the park to rest.
小狗蹲在门口等待主人回家。 xiǎogǒu dūn zài ménkǒu děngdài zhǔrén huíjiā - The puppy squatted at the door waiting for its owner to come home.