晒太阳 (shài tài yáng) — to bask in the sun, to sunbathe
Definition
A set phrase (离合词) meaning to bask in the sun or sunbathe. Split it for aspect or duration: 晒了太阳 / 晒过太阳, or insert a duration with 的: 晒三个小时的太阳.
verb
to bask in the sunto sunbathe
Examples
- ,晒太阳。Tiān qì hǎo de shí hou, wǒ xǐ huan zài yáng tái shài tài yáng.When the weather is nice, I like to bask in the sun on the balcony.
- 。Xià wǔ wǒ men qù gōng yuán shài le sān gè xiǎo shí de tài yáng.In the afternoon we went to the park and sunbathed for three hours.
- 晒太阳,。Lǎo rén men yì biān liáo tiān yì biān shài tài yáng, fēi cháng shū fu.The old people chatted while basking in the sun — very comfortable.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.