坐下 zuò xia to sit down syn 抗议 抗議 kàng yì to protest / protest syn 示威 shì wēi to demonstrate (as a protest) / a demonstration / a military show of force 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 坐以待毙 坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom) / resigned to one's fate syn 旁听 旁聽 páng tīng to sit in on (proceedings) / to be present at a meeting as an observer / to audit (a class) 抗辩 抗辯 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive / to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc) syn 静坐 靜坐 jìng zuò to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in 补考 補考 bǔ kǎo to sit for a makeup exam / to resit an exam / makeup exam / resit 闲坐 閑坐 xián zuò to sit around / to sit idly 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright syn 落座 luò zuò to sit down / to take a seat syn 围坐 圍坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator) 促膝谈心 促膝談心 cù xī tán xīn (idiom) to sit side-by-side and have a heart-to-heart talk syn 复试 復試 fù shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam 盘腿 盤腿 pán tuǐ to sit cross-legged / to sit in the lotus position syn 抗诉 抗訴 kàng sù to protest against a verdict / to lodge an appeal syn 促膝 cù xī to sit knee to knee syn 打坐 dǎ zuò to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 坐禅 坐禪 zuò chán to sit in meditation / to meditate syn 鸣不平 鳴不平 míng bù píng to cry out against injustice / to protest unfairness syn 考研 kǎo yán to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program 五四 wǔ sì fourth of May, cf 五四運動|五四运动, national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles 反政府 fǎn zhèng fǔ anti-government (protest) 面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc 五四运动 五四運動 wǔ sì yùn dòng May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom) syn 席地而坐 xí dì ér zuò to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom) syn 参禅 參禪 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation 坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn 坐 zuò to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of 座[zuo4] syn 爬 pá to crawl / to climb / to get up or sit up syn 骑 騎 qí to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses syn 仰卧起坐 仰臥起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise) 骑墙 騎牆 qí qiáng to sit on the fence (in a dispute) 坐失良机 坐失良機 zuò shī liáng jī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance syn 趺坐 fū zuò to sit in the lotus position syn 罢市 罷市 bà shì protest strike by merchants 跏 jiā to sit cross-legged 徜 cháng sit cross-legged / walk back and forth 对坐 對坐 duì zuò to sit facing each other 跂 qì to stand on tiptoe / to sit with feet hanging 坐观成败 坐觀成敗 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence syn 坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom) / fig. keep out of danger 坐失机宜 坐失機宜 zuò shī jī yí to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom) / to lose the chance 坐而论道 坐而論道 zuò ér lùn dào to sit and pontificate / to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom) syn 静坐抗议示威 靜坐抗議示威 jìng zuò kàng yì shì wēi sit-in protest demonstration 霸机 霸機 bà jī (of passengers) to stage a sit-in after the plane has landed (as a protest against bad service etc) (Tw) 坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly / to sit up straight 静坐不动 靜坐不動 jìng zuò bù dòng to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight 反战抗议 反戰抗議 fǎn zhàn kàng yì antiwar protest 示威游行 示威遊行 shì wēi yóu xíng (protest) demonstration 五四爱国运动 五四愛國運動 wǔ sì ài guó yùn dòng May Fourth Movement / Chinese national renewal movement that started with 4th May 1919 protest against the Treaty of Versailles 传檄 傳檄 chuán xí to circulate (a protest or call to arms) / to promulgate 反核 fǎn hé anti-nuclear (e.g. protest) 抗日救亡运动 抗日救亡運動 kàng rì jiù wáng yùn dòng the Save the Nation Anti-Japanese Protest Movement stemming from the Manchurian railway incident of 18th July 1931 九一八事變|九一八事变 挟持雇主 挾持雇主 xié chí gù zhǔ gherao (from Hindi, SE Asian method of protest) 譁然 huá rán variant of 嘩然|哗然, in uproar / commotion / causing a storm of protest / tumultuous 抗议照会 note of protest 独立投标抗议制度 獨立投標抗議制度 dú lì tóu biāo kàng yì zhì duó Independent Bid Protest System 抗议权 抗議權 right to protest 投抗议票 投抗議票 protest vote 拉白布条 拉白布條 lā bái bù tiáo to hold up a white banner (i.e. to protest) 学潮 學潮 xué cháo student protest / campus unrest 并坐 並坐 bìng zuò to sit together 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 坐坡 zuò pō kick-back / bribe / to sit leaning backwards (dialect) (slang) 坐立难安 坐立難安 zuò lì nán ān unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom) 坐视不理 坐視不理 zuò shì bù lǐ to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) 家累千金，坐不垂堂 jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom) / fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger 对酌 對酌 duì zhuó to sit face-to-face and drink 应举 應舉 yìng jǔ to sit for imperial examinations 既来之，则安之 既來之，則安之 jì lái zhī , zé ān zhī Since they have come, we should make them comfortable (idiom). Since we're here, take it easy. / Since this is so, we should accept it. / Now we have come, let's stay and take the rough with the smooth. / If you can't do anything to prevent it, you might as well sit back and enjoy it. 殗殜 yè dié somewhat ill, but still able to sit up 稳坐钓鱼台 穩坐釣魚臺 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 落坐 luò zuò to sit down 赴考 fù kǎo to go and sit an examination 跂坐 qì zuò to sit with legs dangling 静坐不能 靜坐不能 jìng zuò bù néng akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) / unable to sit still / hyperactivity / restlessness 静坐罢工 靜坐罷工 jìng zuò bà gōng sit-in strike 默坐 mò zuò to sit silently 选通硅增强靶摄像管 選通矽增強靶攝像管 gate silicon intensifier target (SIT) vidicon tube 干等 乾等 gān děng to wait in vain / to sit around waiting 䠀 chǎng to squat / to sit 拼桌 pīn zhuō to sit at a table with others with whom one is unacquainted 跏趺 jiā fū to sit in the lotus position syn 坐享 zuò xiǎng to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger / to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances) 骑坐 騎坐 qí zuò to sit astride / to ride 打坐坡 dǎ zuò pō (of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward / (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward / (fig.) to dig one's heels in 击鼓传花 擊鼓傳花 jī gǔ chuán huā beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) 坐关 坐關 zuò guān (Buddhism) to sit in contemplation 蹭课 蹭課 cèng kè (coll.) to sit in on a class 盘坐 盤坐 pán zuò to sit cross-legged (as in the lotus position) 马扎 馬紮 mǎ zhá campstool / folding stool (with fabric stretched across the top to sit on) 上桌 shàng zhuō to place (food) on the table / to sit down to eat (at the dining table) 缺阵 缺陣 quē zhèn (sports) to miss a game (due to injury, suspension etc) / to sit out a match syn 考公 kǎo gōng to sit for a civil service exam 跪坐 guì zuò to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels 