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坐下 zuò xia to sit down
to crawl / to climb / to get up or sit up
to sit astride / to ride (a horse, bike etc) / classifier for saddle horses
坐视不理 zuò shì to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
补考 kǎo to sit for a makeup exam / to resit an exam / makeup exam / resit
坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly / to sit up straight
上桌 shàng zhuō to place (food) on the table / to sit down to eat (at the dining table)
击鼓传花 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)
对坐 duì zuò to sit facing each other
复试 shì to sit for the second round of a two-stage exam
参禅 cān chán to practice Chan Buddhist meditation / to practice Zen meditation / to sit in meditation
打坐 zuò to sit in meditation / to meditate
围坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator)
既来之,则安之 lái zhī , 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.
坐以待毙 zuò dài to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
考公 kǎo gōng to sit for a civil service exam
骑墙 qiáng to sit on the fence (in a dispute)
坐失机宜 zuò shī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐等 zuò děng to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
仰卧起坐 yǎng zuò sit-up (physical exercise)
刮目相看 guā 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)
干等 gān děng to wait in vain; to sit around waiting
促膝 to sit knee to knee
坐享 zuò xiǎng to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
to stand on tiptoe / to sit with feet hanging


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