伫立

佇立

zhùlì

verb #45,608

Meanings

Tā zài chuāng qián zhùlì le xǔjiǔ.

She stood by the window for a long while.

Lǎorén zhùlì zài mùbēi qián, lèi liú mǎnmiàn.

The old man stood motionless before the tombstone, tears streaming down his face.

Jìniàn bēi zhùlì zài guǎngchǎng zhōngyāng.

The monument stands silently at the center of the square.

Literary. Implies quiet, motionless standing often loaded with emotion - contemplation, grief, longing. In speech use 站着 or 站立 instead.

伫 zhù

立 lì