to hold an inconsequential job; to receive a cold reception; to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience; to be out in the cold; to be sidelined; to warm the bench; to cool one's heels
Characters in this word
4坐
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surname Zuo
- Pinyin
- Zuò
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 401 of 2500
冷
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surname Leng
- Pinyin
- Lěng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 1419 of 2500
板
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board, plank, plate, shutter, table tennis bat, clappers (music), CL:塊|块[kuai4], accented beat in Chinese music, hard, stiff, to stop smiling or look serious
- Pinyin
- bǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 7125 of 2500
凳
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bench, stool
- Pinyin
- dèng
- Strokes
- 14