摊
tān
Meaning
- to spread out
- vendor's stand
Definition
动词，铺开、展开；摆开（摊子）；分担；名词，摆摊售货的摊位。
Verb: to spread out, to unfold; to set up (a stall); to share, to apportion. Noun: a stall, a stand for vending.
Usage
摊用作动词时，常指铺开物体、摆摊设点或分担费用责任；用作名词时，指售货的摊位。
As a verb, '摊' often refers to spreading out objects, setting up a stall, or sharing expenses/responsibilities. As a noun, it refers to a vendor's stall.
Examples
- 1 他把地图摊在桌子上。 (He spread the map on the table.)
- 2 他在路边摆了个小摊卖水果。 (He set up a small stall by the roadside to sell fruit.)
- 3 费用我们大家摊。 (We'll share the expenses among us.)
- 4 这件事摊到每个人头上。 (This matter is apportioned to everyone.)
- 5 他摊开双手表示无奈。 (He spread his hands to show helplessness.)
- 6 她每天去菜市场摆摊。 (She sets up a stall at the vegetable market every day.)
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