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"sitting posture" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
坐姿 zuò zī sitting posture
Chinese Pinyin Translation
东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn
姿势 姿勢 zī shì posture / position syn
对面 對面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face syn
姿态 姿態 zī tài attitude / posture / stance syn
挪开 挪開 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze)
起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room syn
舞姿 wǔ zī dancer's posture and movement
坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety syn
身段 shēn duàn a woman's physique / figure / posture on stage syn
打枪 打槍 dǎ qiāng to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination syn
体态 體態 tǐ tài figure / physique / posture syn
如坐针毡 如坐針氈 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation syn
筵席 yán xí banquet / mat for sitting syn
式子 shì zi posture / (math.) expression / formula syn
态势 態勢 tài shì posture / situation syn
临场 臨場 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc) syn
睡相 shuì xiàng sleeping posture
坐化 zuò huà to die in a seated posture (Buddhism) syn
体位 體位 tǐ wèi posture
作势 作勢 zuò shì to adopt an attitude / to strike a posture
惊鸿 驚鴻 jīng hóng graceful (esp. of female posture) / lithe
睡姿 shuì zī sleeping posture
长跪 長跪 cháng guì to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels) syn
筵 yán bamboo mat for sitting
多彩多姿 duō cǎi duō zī elegant and graceful posture / splendid, full of content syn
金鸡独立 金雞獨立 jīn jī dú lì golden rooster stands on one leg (tai chi posture) / standing on one leg
北京瘫 北京癱 běi jīng tān "Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1]
身子骨 shēn zi gǔ posture / upright posture
半跏坐 bàn jiā zuò sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
在朝 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
坐厕 坐廁 zuò cè sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕[dun1ce4] squat toilet)
枪替 槍替 qiāng tì to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
砚席 硯席 yàn xí ink slab and sitting mat / place where one studies and teaches
座滴结晶 座滴結晶 zuò dī jié jīng sitting drop crystallization
架二郎腿 jià èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
翘二郎腿 翹二郎腿 qiào èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
待毙 待斃 dài bì to await death / to be a sitting duck
坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
趒 tiáo to jump / to climb over / to leap / to posture / a gangway
全跏坐 quán jiā zuò crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
势子 勢子 shì zi gesture / posture
对着干 對著幹 duì zhe gàn to adopt confrontational posture / to meet head-on / to compete
弯腰驼背 彎腰駝背 wān yāo tuó bèi slouch / stoop / poor posture
殊姿 shū zī differing attitude / different posture
旧态 舊態 jiù tài old posture / former situation
符合任务需要的核生化防护等级 Mission Oriented Protective Posture
安全态势 安全態勢 security posture
投降姿势 投降姿勢 surrender posture
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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