坐如钟，站如松，卧如弓坐如鐘，站如松，臥如弓坐如鐘，站如松，卧如弓

sit like a bell, stand like a pine, lie like a bow

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Widely known

Meaning: Advice on good posture: sit steadily, stand straight, lie in a natural curve. More broadly, it means behaving with discipline and good manners.

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Simplified: 坐如钟，站如松，卧如弓
Traditional (Taiwan): 坐如鐘，站如松，臥如弓
Traditional (Hong Kong): 坐如鐘，站如松，卧如弓
Pinyin: zuò rú zhōng, zhàn rú sōng, wò rú gōng
Bopomofo: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ，ㄓㄢˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄙㄨㄥ，ㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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