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冥然兀坐 — “Silently sit upright”

冥然兀坐 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sit quietly and motionlessly, often alone, in deep thought or contemplation; to sit in absorbed stillness”. Literally, “silently sit upright”.

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冥然兀坐 Pronunciation and Pinyin

冥然兀坐 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
冥
míng10dark, netherworld, profound
然
rán12thus, so, yes
兀
wù3bald, bare, towering
坐
zuò7sit, ride, or be located

Example Sentence with 冥然兀坐

他常常独自一人在书房里冥然兀坐,沉浸在书本的世界中。
He often sits silently and motionlessly by himself in his study, immersed in the world of books.

Idioms Related to 冥然兀坐

More idioms starting with 冥

  • míng冥míng冥zhī之zhì志profound and steadfast resolve
  • míng冥shì室dú椟guān棺utterly gloomy and confined space
  • míng冥sī思kǔ苦xiǎng想to rack one's brains
  • míng冥sī思kǔ苦suǒ索ponder deeply and exhaustively
  • míng冥zhāo昭méng瞢àn暗primordial chaos of indistinguishable light and darkness
  • míng冥zhāo昭méng瞢àn闇primordial chaos and darkness
  • míng冥mò漠zhī之xiāng乡remote unseen realm or profound transcendent state
  • míng冥mò漠zhī之dōu都netherworld or celestial abode
  • míng冥xíng行zhì擿zhí埴groping for knowledge blindly
  • míng冥xíng行máng盲suǒ索act blindly, grope in the dark
  • míng冥wán顽bú不huà化obstinately ignorant and impervious to reason
  • míng冥wán顽bù不líng灵stubbornly ignorant and unresponsive

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Questions about 冥然兀坐

What does 冥然兀坐 mean?

冥然兀坐 (míng rán wù zuò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sit quietly and motionlessly, often alone, in deep thought or contemplation; to sit in absorbed stillness”.

How do you pronounce 冥然兀坐?

冥然兀坐 is pronounced míng rán wù zuò in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 冥然兀坐 literally mean?

Literally, 冥然兀坐 means “silently sit upright”. It is used to mean “to sit quietly and motionlessly, often alone, in deep thought or contemplation; to sit in absorbed stillness”.

What is the Chinese definition of 冥然兀坐?

冥然:沉寂的样子;兀坐:端坐。静静地独自端坐着

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