zuò
chán

technical
common

Meaning of 坐禅

坐禅 means to practice sitting meditation (in Buddhism); to sit in Zen meditation; to meditate. Pronounced zuò chán.

  • to practice sitting meditation (in Buddhism); to sit in Zen meditation; to meditate

Definitions & Examples

Měi
tiān
zǎo
chén
 
dōu
huì
zài
táng
zuò
chán
xiǎo
shí
 

Every morning, he sits in meditation at the Buddhist hall for an hour.

Zuò
chán
yào
bǎo
chí
bèi
tǐng
zhí
 
rán
 

Sitting meditation requires keeping the spine straight and the breathing natural.

Tōng
guò
cháng
zuò
chán
 
de
xīn
jìng
biàn
de
shí
fēn
píng
 

Through long-term meditation practice, his state of mind became very peaceful.