坐 Zuò

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Traditional form

坐 Zuò

Contains the radical

土 Tǔ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Two people 从 Cóng sitting on the ground 土 Tǔ

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿻从土

Explanation

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

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她 tā 坐 Zuò 在 zài 操场 cāochǎng 上 shǎng , 把 bǎ 照片 zhàopiàn 撕成了 le 碎片 suì piàn .

She sat on the ground, picking the pictures apart.

他 tā 眯 mí 着 zhāo 眼 yǎn 看 kān 了 le 看 kān 床头 chuáng tóu 的 de 钟 Zhōng ,笔直 bǐ zhí 地 de 坐 Zuò 着 zhāo .

He squinted at the bedside clock and sat bolt upright.

他们 tā men 手 shǒu 拉 lā 着手 zhuóshǒu ,默默 mòmò 地 de 坐 Zuò 了 le 三十秒.

Hand in hand they sat in silence for thirty seconds.

他 tā 坐 Zuò 在 zài 那儿 nà r 沉思 chénsī ,轻轻地抚弄着 zhāo 桌布 zhuō bù .

He sat there ruminating and picking at the tablecloth.

然后 ránhòu ,他 tā 就 jiù 坐 Zuò 在 zài 过去 guòqu 一 yī 条 tiáo 横 héng 马路 mǎ lù 的 de 布赖恩特 tè 公园 gōngyuán 里 lǐ , 等待 děngdài 着 zhāo .

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

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 坐 Zuò in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
坐 Zuò	to sit	坐 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