盘腿 (pán tuǐ) — to sit cross-legged (in meditation or casually)

Definizione

Verb-object phrase meaning 'to cross one's legs' while sitting. The verb 盘 can split from 腿: 盘起腿来 (perfective, see example 2).

verb

to sit cross-legged (in meditation or casually)

盘腿。
Tā xǐ huan pán tuǐ zuò zài dì shàng kàn shū.
He likes to sit cross-legged on the floor reading.
。
Yú jiā lǎo shī jiào wǒ men pán qǐ tuǐ lái.
The yoga teacher taught us to cross our legs.
盘腿。
pán tuǐ Zuò tài jiǔ tuǐ huì má.
Sitting cross-legged too long makes your legs numb.