jìng​zuò

to sit quietly

静坐 靜坐 jìng​zuò
to sit quietly verb
to sit quietly and calmly; to sit in stillness

For example, a 7-year-old boy might have a hard time sitting still in class.

to meditate verb
to sit in a focused way to calm the mind or for physical therapy, often used in qigong or religious practice

From that day onwards, I continued meditating and began to have an interest in Buddhism.

sit-in
to stage a sit-in or non-violent protest as a way of expressing a demand or grievance

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