cún

蹲

Character · Verb

sprain leg/foot from sudden landing

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

sprain leg/foot from sudden landing

dialect

Used exclusively in northern Chinese dialects, refers to soft tissue injury caused by improper foot landing.

Tā他
xià下
lóu楼
tài太
kuài快
 ,
cún蹲
le了
tuǐ腿
 ,
xiàn现
zài在
zǒu走
lù路
dōu都
yī一
qué瘸
yī一
guǎi拐
de的
 。

He went down the stairs too fast and sprained his leg, now he walks with a limp.

Dǎ打
lán篮
qiú球
de的
shí时
hou候
bù不
xiǎo小
xīn心
cún蹲
le了
jiǎo脚
 ,
xiū休
xi息
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
tiān天
cái才
hǎo好
 。

I accidentally sprained my ankle while playing basketball and had to rest for several days.

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Cóng从
zì自
xíng行
chē车
shàng上
shuāi摔
xià下
lái来
 ,
cún蹲
le了
kuà胯
gǔ骨
 ,
téng疼
de得
zhí直
zuǐ咧
liě嘴
 。

I fell off my bike and hurt my hip from sudden landing, grinning from the pain.

Mā妈
ma妈
dīng叮
zhǔ嘱
wǒ我
bié别
pǎo跑
tài太
kuài快
 ,
miǎn免
de得
cún蹲
le了
tuǐ腿
jiǎo脚
 。

Mom told me not to run too fast, lest I sprain my leg or foot.

Zhè这
cì次
dēng登
shān山
tā他
méi没
zuò做
hǎo好
rè热
shēn身
 ,
cún蹲
le了
xī膝
gài盖
 ,
zhǐ只
néng能
tí提
qián前
fǎn返
chéng程
 。

He didn't warm up properly before this hike, sprained his knee from a hard landing and had to go back early.