sitting quietly; sit-in protest
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to sit quietly in meditation
neutralA practice in traditional Chinese health cultivation, often associated with qigong, to calm the mind and body.
Tā他
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chen晨
dōu都
huì会
jìng静
zuò坐
èr二
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
lái来
fàng放
sōng松
shēn身
xīn心
。
He sits quietly in meditation for twenty minutes every morning to relax his body and mind.
Jìng静
zuò坐
shì是
xǔ许
duō多
qì气
gōng功
liú流
pài派
de的
jī基
běn本
gōng功
fǎ法
。
Sitting quietly is a fundamental technique in many qigong schools.
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Tōng通
guò过
jìng静
zuò坐
，
tā他
gǎn感
jué觉
zì自
jǐ己
de的
zhù注
yì意
lì力
gèng更
jí集
zhōng中
le了
。
Through quiet sitting, he feels his concentration has improved.
verb
to stage a sit-in protest; to sit quietly in demonstration
neutralA form of non-violent protest where participants sit down and refuse to move.
Xué学
sheng生
men们
zài在
zhèng政
fǔ府
dà大
lóu楼
qián前
jìng静
zuò坐
shì示
wēi威
，
yāo要
qiú求
huán环
bǎo保
zhèng政
cè策
gǎi改
gé革
。
The students staged a sit-in protest in front of the government building, demanding reforms to environmental policies.
Gōng工
rén人
men们
jué决
dìng定
yǐ以
jìng静
zuò坐
de的
fāng方
shì式
kàng抗
yì议
bù不
gōng公
píng平
de的
cái裁
yuán员
。
The workers decided to protest the unfair layoffs by staging a sit-in.
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Zhè这
chǎng场
jìng静
zuò坐
chí持
xù续
le了
sān三
tiān天
，
zuì最
zhōng终
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
méi媒
tǐ体
de的
guǎng广
fàn泛
guān关
zhù注
。
The sit-in lasted for three days and eventually attracted widespread media attention.