坐冷板凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng

to be sidelined; to be out in the cold; to warm the bench

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 21387th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to be sidelined
  2. 2. to be out in the cold
  3. 3. to warm the bench
  4. 4. to hold an inconsequential job
  5. 5. to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience
  6. 6. to cool one's heels
  7. 7. to receive a cold reception

Characters

Character Meaning
坐 zuò HSK 1
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat
冷 lěng HSK 1
cold; surname Leng
板 bǎn HSK 3
board; plank; hard
凳 dèng
stool; bench; variant of 凳dèng