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Zuò

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Zuò Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Zuò | Zuo4
English translation
surname Zuo
to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus, airplane etc)
to bear fruit
variant of zuò [zuò]
seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by

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About Zuò

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Number of strokes

7

Traditional form

Zuò

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Two people  Cóng sitting on the ground 

Etymology of Zuò

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

从土

Explanation

Pictograph of two people ( rén ) sitting on the ground ().

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Example sentences using Zuò

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Zuò zài 操场 cāochǎng shǎng , 照片 zhàopiàn 撕成 le 碎片 suì piàn .

She sat on the ground, picking the pictures apart.

zhāo yǎn kān le kān 床头 chuáng tóu de Zhōng ,笔直 bǐ zhí de Zuò zhāo .

He squinted at the bedside clock and sat bolt upright.

他们 tā men shǒu 着手 zhuóshǒu ,默默 mòmò de Zuò le 三十秒.

Hand in hand they sat in silence for thirty seconds.

Zuò zài 那儿 nà r 沉思 chénsī ,轻轻地抚弄 zhāo 桌布 zhuō bù .

He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.

然后 ránhòu , jiù Zuò zài 过去 guòqu tiáo héng 马路 mǎ lù de 布赖恩公园 gōngyuán , 等待 děngdài zhāo .

Then he sat in Bryant Park , a block away, waiting.

Words with Zuò

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
Zuò to sit Zuò
坐下 zuò xia to sit down坐下 zuò xia
乘坐 chéngzuò to ride (in a vehicle)乘坐 chéngzuò
坐牢 zuò láo to be imprisoned坐牢 zuò láo
坐标 zuò biāo coordinate (geometry)坐標
坐车 zuò chē to take the car, bus, train etc坐車
坐落 zuò luò to be situated坐落 zuò luò
坐镇 zuò zhèn to oversee坐鎮
静坐 jìng zuò to sit quietly靜坐
坐骑 zuò qí mount坐騎
端坐 duān zuò to sit upright端坐 duān zuò
坐垫 zuò diàn cushion坐墊
坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān restless坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān
围坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle圍坐
坐以待毙 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate坐以待斃
仰卧起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise)仰臥起坐
坐定 zuò dìng to be seated坐定 zuò dìng
打坐 dǎ zuò to meditate打坐 dǎ zuò
坐骨神经 zuò gǔ shén jīng sciatic nerve坐骨神經
坐好 zuò hǎo to sit properly坐好 zuò hǎo
平起平坐 píng qǐ píng zuò to be on an equal footing平起平坐 píng qǐ píng zuò

Zuò Decomposition & Compounds

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Zuò Decomposition

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Zuò Compounds

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  • Zuò
    • zuò
    • cuò
      • cuò
    • cuò , cuò , cuó , cuó , cuò , zuò , cuǒ , zhuā , , , , ,
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