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HSK 4
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)
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
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
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
坐这儿吧，这儿安静。你想喝什么饮料？
Zuò zhèr ba, zhèr ānjìng. Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme yǐnliào?
Sit here, it's quiet here. What drink would you like?
Text 3
坐公共汽车太慢了，你怎么不开车？
zuò gōnggòng qìchē tài màn le, nǐ zěnme bù kāi chē?
Taking the bus is too slow. Why don't you drive?
Text 3
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 610
- Word Frequency Rank
- 537 of 84,292