席地而坐 xídì'érzuò to sit on the ground Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 席地 xídì on the ground To sit or lie directly on the ground as if it were a mat而 ér particleconjunction [adverbial linker] Connects an adverb-like description to the following verb to show the manner, cause, or basis of an action.坐 zuò verb to sit to sit; to take a seat; to rest one's weight on one's buttocks