坐

zuòㄗㄨㄛˋ

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HSK 1 TOCFL 1

Meaning

Meanings

1
surname Zuo
2
to sit
3
to take a seat
4
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
5
to bear fruit
6
variant of 座[zuo4]

Examples

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Kate, 坐吧。

Sit down, Kate.

老人坐了下来。

老人坐了下來。

The old man sat down.

她在一棵树下坐着。

她在一棵樹下坐着。

She was sitting under a tree.

他定已錯過了他平常坐的那班列車。

He must have missed his usual train.

我們一言不發地坐著。

We sat in total silence.

Characters

Character breakdown

从

cóng

variant of 從|从[cong2]

土

tǔ

Tu (ethnic group)

Related: 坐

坐牢

zuò láo

to be imprisoned

坐镇

zuò zhèn

(of a commanding officer) to keep watch

请坐

qǐng zuò

please, have a seat

Stroke practice

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Characters

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