半跏坐
bàn jiā zuò
Pinyin

Definition

半跏坐
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bàn jiā zuò
  1. sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)

Related Words (20)

一半
yī bàn
  1. 1 half
半
bàn
  1. 1 half
  2. 2 semi-
  3. 3 incomplete
  4. 4 (after a number) and a half
半夜
bàn yè
  1. 1 midnight
  2. 2 in the middle of the night
坐
Zuò
  1. 1 surname Zuo
三更半夜
sān gēng bàn yè
  1. 1 in the depth of the night
  2. 2 very late at night
上半年
shàng bàn nián
  1. 1 first half (of a year)
下半年
xià bàn nián
  1. 1 second half of the year
乘坐
chéng zuò
  1. 1 to ride (in a vehicle)
半价
bàn jià
  1. 1 half price
半场
bàn chǎng
  1. 1 half of a game or contest
  2. 2 half-court
半天
bàn tiān
  1. 1 half of the day
  2. 2 a long time
  3. 3 quite a while
  4. 4 midair
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
半岛
bàn dǎo
  1. 1 peninsula
半死
bàn sǐ
  1. 1 half dead (of torment, hunger, tiredness etc)
  2. 2 (tired) to death
  3. 3 (terrified) out of one's wits
  4. 4 (beaten) to within an inch of one's life
  5. 5 (knock) the daylights out of sb
半决赛
bàn jué sài
  1. 1 semifinals
半生
bàn shēng
  1. 1 half a lifetime
半路
bàn lù
  1. 1 halfway
  2. 2 midway
  3. 3 on the way
半辈子
bàn bèi zi
  1. 1 half of a lifetime
半点
bàn diǎn
  1. 1 the least bit
坐下
zuò xia
  1. 1 to sit down
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety

Idioms (20)

一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一鳞半爪
yī lín bàn zhuǎ
  1. 1 lit. one scale and half a claw (idiom); only odd bits and pieces
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
半推半就
bàn tuī bàn jiù
  1. 1 half willing and half unwilling (idiom); to yield after making a show of resistance
半瓶水响叮当
bàn píng shuǐ xiǎng dīng dāng
  1. 1 lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
  3. 3 one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
  1. 1 (idiom) half true and half false
半途而废
bàn tú ér fèi
  1. 1 to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished
半通不通
bàn tōng bù tōng
  1. 1 to not fully understand (idiom)
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  1. 1 to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
  1. 1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety

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