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坐
zuò
1.
to sit
2.
to take a seat
3.
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
4.
to bear fruit
5.
variant of [[座<zuò>]]
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
并坐
bìngzuò
to sit together
乘坐
chéngzuò
to ride (in a vehicle)
反坐
fǎnzuò
to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
围坐
wéizuò
to sit in a circle
坐禅
zuòchán
sit in meditation
请坐
qǐngzuò
please sit
坐下
zuòxia
to sit down
坐像
zuòxiàng
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
坐力
zuòlì
see [[後坐力|后坐力<hòuzuòlì>]]
坐化
zuòhuà
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
坐商
zuòshāng
tradesman
坐坡
zuòpō
kick-back
坐垫
zuòdiàn
cushion
坐墩
zuòdūn
Chinese drum-shaped stool
坐失
zuòshī
to let sth slip by
坐好
zuòhǎo
to sit properly
坐定
zuòdìng
to be seated
坐厕
zuòcè
seating toilet
坐探
zuòtàn
inside informer
坐月
zuòyuè
see [[坐月子<zuòyuèzi>]]
Example Sentences (10)
七岁左右的儿童普遍好动，坐不住，所以老师在教这个年龄段的孩子时，一定要想办法引起他们的兴趣。
Qī suì zuǒyòu de értóng pǔbiàn hàodòng, zuòbúzhù, suǒyǐ lǎoshī zài jiāo zhège niánlíngduàn de háizi shí, yídìng yào xiǎng bànfǎ yǐnqǐ tāmen de xìngqù.
Children around seven are generally active and can't sit still, so when teachers teach this age group, they must find ways to spark their interest.
Text 5
几千公里以外的国家，以前坐船需要几个月，现在乘坐飞机不过十几个小时。
Jǐ qiān gōnglǐ yǐwài de guójiā, yǐqián zuò chuán xūyào jǐ gè yuè, xiànzài chéngzuò fēijī bùguò shí jǐ gè xiǎoshí.
Countries thousands of kilometers away used to take a few months to reach by ship; now it takes only a dozen or so hours by plane.
Text 5
是啊，外边也不刮风，我们坐在外边一边看月亮一边吃点东西，怎么样？
Shì a, wàibian yě bù guā fēng, wǒmen zuò zài wàibian yībiān kàn yuèliang yībiān chī diǎn dōngxi, zěnmeyàng?
Yeah, it's not windy outside either. How about we sit outside, watch the moon, and eat something?
Text 3
长时间坐在电脑前面工作，眼睛很容易累。最好是每过一小时就休息休息，然后再开始工作。
Cháng shíjiān zuò zài diànnǎo qiánmiàn gōngzuò, yǎnjing hěn róngyì lèi. Zuì hǎo shì měi guò yī xiǎoshí jiù xiūxi xiūxi, ránhòu zài kāishǐ gōngzuò.
Working in front of a computer for a long time makes your eyes tire easily. It's best to take a break every hour, then start working again.
Text 3
我先去看了黄河，黄河是中国有名的大河，我坐在船上，一边看一边照相。
Wǒ xiān qù kàn le huáng hé, huáng hé shì zhōngguó yǒumíng de dàhé, wǒ zuò zài chuán shàng, yìbiān kàn yìbiān zhàoxiàng.
I went to see the Yellow River first. The Yellow River is a famous big river in China. I sat on a boat, looking and taking photos at the same time.
Text 4
很远，坐公共汽车要一个多小时呢！
Hěn yuǎn, zuò gōng gòng qì chē yào yí gè duō xiǎo shí ne!
It's very far; it takes over an hour by bus!
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 610
- Word Frequency Rank
- 537 of 84,292