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"to sit properly" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly / to sit up straight
Chinese Pinyin Translation
好好 hǎo hǎo well / carefully / nicely / properly syn
坐下 zuò xia to sit down syn
失灵 失靈 shī líng out of order (of machine) / not working properly / a failing (of a system) syn
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)
开窍 開竅 kāi qiào to get it straight / to start to understand things properly / enlightenment dawns syn
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
妥帖 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥貼|妥贴[tuo3 tie1] 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
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
得法 dé fǎ (doing sth) in the right way / suitable / properly syn
考研 kǎo yán to sit an entrance exam for a graduate program
好生 hǎo shēng (dialect) very / quite / properly / well / thoroughly syn
面壁 miàn bì to face the wall / to sit facing the wall in meditation (Buddhism) / (fig.) to devote oneself to study, work etc
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
妥贴 妥貼 tuǒ tiē properly / satisfactorily / firmly / very fitting / appropriate / proper / to be in good order / also written 妥帖
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)
饬 飭 chì (bound form) to put in order / to arrange properly / circumspect / well-behaved / to give (sb) an order syn
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
夹生饭 夾生飯 jiā shēng fàn half-cooked rice / (fig.) half-finished job that is difficult to complete because it was not done properly in the first instance / Taiwan pr. [jia4 sheng5 fan4]
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
静坐不动 靜坐不動 jìng zuò bù dòng to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight
挂好 掛好 guà hǎo to hang up properly (telephone, picture, clothes etc)
好好儿地 好好兒地 hǎo hāor de properly / thoroughly
走扇 zǒu shàn not closing properly (of door, window etc)
人是铁饭是钢 人是鐵飯是鋼 rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright
用得其所 yòng de qí suǒ used properly / used for its intended purpose / to put to good use / to serve its purpose
水能载舟，亦能覆舟 水能載舟，亦能覆舟 shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged
关严 關嚴 guān yán to close (a window) completely / to shut (a door) properly / to turn off (a faucet) tightly
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
静坐抗议 靜坐抗議 jìng zuò kàng yì sit-in protest
静坐抗议示威 靜坐抗議示威 jìng zuò kàng yì shì wēi sit-in protest demonstration
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
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
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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