sit up straight and proper; formal posture
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to sit up straight and properly; to sit solemnly with one's clothes in order
formalLiterary idiom used to describe a formal, serious, or restrained sitting posture. Often implies solemnity or nervousness.
Tā他
zài在
huì会
shang上
zhèng正
jīn襟
wēi危
zuò坐
，
yī一
yán言
bù不
fā发
。
He sat stiffly at the meeting, not saying a word.
Xué学
sheng生
men们
zhèng正
jīn襟
wēi危
zuò坐
，
tīng听
lǎo老
shī师
jiǎng讲
kè课
。
The students sat up properly listening to the teacher's lecture.
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Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
rén人
zhèng正
jīn襟
wēi危
zuò坐
zài在
yǐ椅
zi子
shang上
，
xiǎn显
de得
gé格
wài外
yán严
sù肃
。
The old man sat up straight in the chair, looking particularly solemn.