Definition

Examples

• 在课堂上，他始终端坐，认真听讲。
  Zài kètáng shàng, tā shǐzhōng duān zuò, rènzhēn tīngjiǎng.
  In class, he sat upright the whole time, listening attentively.
• 这位僧人每天早晨端坐一小时，冥想修行。
  Zhè wèi sēngrén měitiān zǎochén duān zuò yì xiǎoshí, míngxiǎng xiūxíng.
  This monk sits upright for an hour every morning, meditating.
• 她端坐在沙发上，双手放在膝盖上，显得很优雅。
  Tā duān zuò zài shāfā shàng, shuāngshǒu fàng zài xīgài shàng, xiǎnde hěn yōuyǎ.
  She sat upright on the sofa, hands on her knees, looking very elegant.