坐冷板凳 (zuò lěng bǎn dèng): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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坐冷板凳
坐冷板凳 (zuò lěng bǎn dèng): To be sidelined (idiom / verb phrase) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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坐 • zuò • to sit • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
zuò
坐
to sit
冷 • lěng • cold • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
lěng
冷
cold
板 • bǎn • plank, board, slab
bǎn
板
plank, board, slab
凳 • dèng • stool; bench
dèng
凳
stool; bench
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More common words that include characters from 坐冷板凳.
Words with
坐
乘坐
chéng zuò
to ride (in a vehicle)
坐落
zuòluò
Situated / located
坐下
zuò xia
to sit down
坐坐
zuò zuo
to sit for a while / to visit briefly
坐垫
zuò diàn
cushion; seat pad
坐标
zuò biāo
coordinate
坐牢
zuò láo
to be imprisoned; to serve time in jail
坐等
zuò děng
to sit and wait; to wait idly
Words with
冷
冷静
lěng jìng
calm
寒冷
hán lěng
cold (climate)
冷淡
lěng dàn
treat coldly; give the cold shoulder to
冷却
lěng què
cooling; burial
Words with
板
黑板
hēi bǎn
blackboard
老板
lǎo bǎn
boss; proprietor; shopkeeper
叫板
jiào bǎn
Challenge / defy
地板
dì bǎn
Floor
Words with
凳
凳子
dèng zi
Stool
板凳
bǎn dèng
wooden stool
长凳
cháng dèng
bench
冷落
lěng luò
desolate
冷酷
lěng kù
unfeeling; callous; grim
冷冻
lěng dòng
Freeze
冷战
lěng zhàn
Cold War
拍板
pāi bǎn
Bang the gavel / Reach an agreement
板块
bǎn kuài
Plate / sector
天花板
tiān huā bǎn
ceiling
古板
gǔ bǎn
old-fashioned; rigid in thinking
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Example Sentences with 坐冷板凳
tā
他
zài
在
gōng
公
sī
司
zuò
坐
lěng
冷
bǎn
板
dèng
凳
sān
三
nián
年
。
He was sidelined at the company for three years.
xīn
新
lái
来
de
的
yuán
员
gōng
工
zǒng
总
pà
怕
zuò
坐
lěng
冷
tā
他
néng
能
lì
力
hěn
很
qiáng
强
，
què
却
yīn
因
wèi
为
dé
bǎn
板
dèng
凳
。
New employees are always afraid of being ignored.
得
zuì
罪
lǐng
领
dǎo
导
ér
而
zuò
坐
lěng
冷
bǎn
板
dèng
凳
。
He is very capable, but he was sidelined because he offended the boss.
