端坐
duān zuò
Pinyin

Definition

端坐
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duān zuò
  1. to sit upright

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坐
Zuò
  1. 1 surname Zuo
客户端
kè hù duān
  1. 1 client (computing)
端
duān
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 extremity
  3. 3 item
  4. 4 port
  5. 5 to hold sth level with both hands
  6. 6 to carry
  7. 7 regular
乘坐
chéng zuò
  1. 1 to ride (in a vehicle)
坐下
zuò xia
  1. 1 to sit down
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐车
zuò chē
  1. 1 to take the car, bus, train etc
坐骑
zuò qí
  1. 1 saddle horse
  2. 2 mount
极端
jí duān
  1. 1 extreme
端正
duān zhèng
  1. 1 upright
  2. 2 regular
  3. 3 proper
  4. 4 correct
终端
zhōng duān
  1. 1 end
  2. 2 terminal
开端
kāi duān
  1. 1 start
  2. 2 beginning
云端
yún duān
  1. 1 fig. high in the clouds
  2. 2 (in the) cloud (computing)
高端
gāo duān
  1. 1 high-end
一锅端
yī guō duān
  1. 1 see 連鍋端|连锅端 [lián guō duān]
不端
bù duān
  1. 1 improper
  2. 2 dishonorable
事端
shì duān
  1. 1 disturbance
  2. 2 incident
低端
dī duān
  1. 1 low-end
前端
qián duān
  1. 1 front
  2. 2 front end
  3. 3 forward part of sth
北端
běi duān
  1. 1 northern extremity

Idioms (20)

一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
不可端倪
bù kě duān ní
  1. 1 impossible to get even an outline (idiom)
  2. 2 unfathomable
  3. 3 not a clue
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  1. 1 to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
  1. 1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
  1. 1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
坐观成败
zuò guān chéng bài
  1. 1 to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
  2. 2 to sit on the fence
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
席地而坐
xí dì ér zuò
  1. 1 to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)

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