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席地

Mandarin · pinyin xí dì

(literary) to spread a mat on the ground; (by extension) to be on the ground or floor (as in 席地靜坐 xí dì jìng zuò to meditate seated on the floor)

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席: xí · seat; mat; take seat; banquet
地: de · dì · earth; soil, ground; region

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2–4 · xi2 di4

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