静坐 (jìng zuò) — to sit quietly (as a meditative or therapeutic practice); to stage a sit-in (as a form of protest)
Definition
Two unrelated senses: one is a meditative/therapeutic practice of sitting still to calm the mind (sometimes called 冥想); the other is staging a sit-in protest.
verb
to sit quietly (as a meditative or therapeutic practice)to stage a sit-in (as a form of protest)
Examples
- 静坐，。Tā měi tiān zǎo chén dōu huì jìng zuò bàn xiǎo shí, fàng sōng shēn xīn.She sits quietly for half an hour every morning to relax her body and mind.
- 静坐。Gōng rén men tōng guò jìng zuò lái kàng yì gōng zī tài dī.The workers staged a sit-in to protest that the wages were too low.
- 静坐。Zhè zhǒng jìng zuò liáo fǎ duì huǎn jiě jiāo lǜ hěn yǒu bāng zhù.This kind of quiet sitting therapy is very helpful for relieving anxiety.
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