正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò

to sit upright and still (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to sit upright and still (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
正 zhèng HSK 2
exactly; just (at that time); right (in that place)
襟 jīn
fig. bosom (the seat of emotions); lapel
危 wēi HSK 4
danger; to endanger; Taiwan pr. wéi
坐 zuò HSK 1
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to take a seat