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坐冷板凳

zuò lěng bǎn dèng

4-character word

What 坐冷板凳 means

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

The characters in 坐冷板凳

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