Sitzfleisch Sitzfleisch

· from German

What does Sitzfleisch mean?

Sitzfleisch, literally sitting flesh, is the German word for the stamina to sit through long, tedious work, or to overstay.

It is admired in the sense of perseverance (great for exam study) and teased in the sense of a guest who will not leave. Language learners need plenty of it for character drills and long input sessions.

Examples

Für HSK 6 braucht man Sitzfleisch (you need Sitzfleisch for HSK 6); a guest with too much Sitzfleisch

Kungfucius says: Learning 3,000 characters needs two things: method and Sitzfleisch.