Correct

正襟危坐

/ zhēng jīn wēi zuò /

Strokes

Definition

to sit upright and still (idiom)

Example

Definition

straighten one's clothes and sit bolt upright—be in all seriousness; sit square

1

Sūzǐ

苏子

qiǎorán

愀然

zhēngjīnwēizuò

正襟危坐

ér

而

wèn

问

kè

客

yuē

曰

:

hé

何

wéi

为

qí

其

rán

然

yě

也

?

Master Su was visibly moved. He sat bolt upright and asked his guest, ‘How so, pray?'