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dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord
对面 duì miàn (sitting) opposite / across (the street) / directly in front / to be face to face
坐姿 zuò sitting posture
临场 lín chǎng to be at the scene (sitting for an exam, performing, competing, giving directions etc) / firsthand (experience) / impromptu (remarks etc)
yán bamboo mat for sitting
在朝 zài cháo sitting (currently serving, e.g. board members)
筵席 yán banquet / mat for sitting
打枪 qiāng to fire a gun / to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
如坐针毡 zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
坐立不安 zuò ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
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
长跪 cháng guì to kneel as in prayer (without sitting back on the heels)
挪开 nuó kāi to move (sth) aside / to step aside / to move over (when sitting on a bench) / to shift (one's gaze)
枪替 qiāng to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
砚席 yàn ink slab and sitting mat / place where one studies and teaches
起居室 shì living room / sitting room
待毙 dài to await death / to be a sitting duck
坐厕 zuò sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕[dun1ce4] squat toilet)
北京瘫 Běi jīng tān "Beijing slouch", sitting posture said to be adopted esp. by Beijingers, popularized by 葛優|葛优[Ge3 You1]
半跏坐 bàn jiā zuò sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
架二郎腿 jià èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
翘二郎腿 qiào èr láng tuǐ to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)


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