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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)
坐骑
zuòqí
saddle horse
坐镇
zuòzhèn
(of a commanding officer) to keep watch
坐车
zuòchē
to take the car, bus, train etc
坐蜡
zuòlà
to be embarrassed
坐台
zuòtái
to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
坐落
zuòluò
to be situated
坐药
zuòyào
suppository
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
连坐
liánzuò
to implicate and punish also the criminal's associates
软坐
ruǎnzuò
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
跂坐
qìzuò
to sit with legs dangling
让坐
ràngzuò
to give up one's seat
静坐
jìngzuò
to sit quietly
坐像
zuòxiàng
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
落坐
luòzuò
to sit down
坐力
zuòlì
see [[後坐力|后坐力<hòuzuòlì>]]
Example Sentences (10)
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
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
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