Radical:

meaning for dūn:

  • - to crouch
  • - to squat
  • - to stay (somewhere)(of a cadre etc) to work for a period of time with a grassroots unit to gain firsthand experience
  • - (dialect) taking a crapto crouch low and bend forward (esp. in hiding or in wait)Turkish toilet
  • - squat toilet
  • - to vacate one's bowelsto squat down
  • - to crouchsquat toilet

zhè
zhǐ
māo
dūn
zài
qiángjiǎo墙角

The cat was crouched in the corner of the wall.


jǐngchá警察
yāoqiú要求
xiányírén嫌疑人
dūn
xiàlai下来

The police asked the suspect to squat down.


háizi孩子
dūn
zài
cháoshī潮湿
de
cǎodì草地
shàng
wánshuǎ玩耍
yīwù衣物
quán
shītòu湿透
le

The child played on the damp grass and his clothes were all soaked.


wǒmen我们
zài
gōngyuán公园
dūn
xiàlai下来
xiūxi休息

We sat down to rest in the park.