坐下 (zuò xia) — to sit down
Definition
坐下 (zuòxia) is a verb-object phrase meaning 'sit down', the natural choice when asking or telling someone to take a seat (often with 请). Unlike 坐 (zuò), which means 'to sit/be seated', 坐下 highlights the action of moving into a seat.
verb
to sit down
Examples
- 坐下。Qǐng zuò xia.Please sit down.
- 坐下。Tā zuò xia hòu jiù kāi shǐ shuō huà.He started talking right after he sat down.
- 坐下。Wǒ men zuò xia liáo le yí huì r.We sat down and chatted for a while.
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