端坐 (duān zuò) — to sit upright, to sit straight, to sit properly

Definition

Examples

• 在课堂上，他始终端坐，认真听讲。
  Zài kè táng shàng, tā shǐ zhōng duān zuò, rèn zhēn tīng jiǎng.
  In class, he sat upright the whole time, listening attentively.
• 这位僧人每天早晨端坐一小时，冥想修行。
  Zhè wèi sēng rén měi tiān zǎo chén duān zuò yì xiǎo shí, míng xiǎng xiū xíng.
  This monk sits upright for an hour every morning, meditating.
• 她端坐在沙发上，双手放在膝盖上，显得很优雅。
  Tā duān zuò zài shā fā shàng, shuāng shǒu fàng zài xī gài shàng, xiǎn de hěn yōu yǎ.
  She sat upright on the sofa, hands on her knees, looking very elegant.

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