duān
zuò

common
literary
formal
verb

Meaning of 端坐

端坐 means to sit upright; to sit properly with good posture. Pronounced duān zuò.

  • to sit upright; to sit properly with good posture

Definitions & Examples

duān
zuò
zài
zi
shàng
 
rèn
zhēn
de
tīng
lǎo
shī
jiǎng
 

He sat upright in his chair, listening attentively to the teacher's lecture.

Xué
sheng
men
duān
zuò
zài
kǎo
chǎng
 
děng
dài
kǎo
shì
kāi
shǐ
 

The students sat upright in the examination room, waiting for the test to begin.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
rén
měi
tiān
duān
zuò
yǎng
shén
bàn
xiǎo
shí
 

This elderly man sits upright with his eyes closed to rest his spirit for half an hour every day.

huan
duān
zuò
zài
shū
fáng
shū
 

He likes to sit upright in his study to read books.