坐冷板凳 zuòlěngbǎndèng to be sidelined Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 坐 zuò verb to sit to sit; to take a seat; to rest one's weight on one's buttocks冷板凳 lěngbǎndèng cold bench An unimportant post or office of no consequence; a cold reception where one is ignored or not given much attention. It is frequently used with the verb 坐 zuò to mean being sidelined or given the cold shoulder.