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坐姿 (zuò zī) — sitting posture

Definition

noun
sitting posture
Measure word · 种

Examples

  • 坐姿。
    Tā de zuò zī hěn biāo zhǔn.
    His sitting posture is very standard.
  • 坐姿。
    Cháng qī bú zhèng què de zuò zī huì dǎo zhì yāo téng.
    Long-term incorrect sitting posture can cause back pain.
  • 坐姿。
    Lǎo shī tí xǐng xué shēng men zhù yì zuò zī.
    The teacher reminded the students to pay attention to their sitting posture.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

坐zuòsit
姿zīposture

坐 (sit) + 姿 (posture): the posture when sitting.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The form 坐 combines 留, 'to stay', and 土, 'ground'.

Open 坐 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚwoman
Sound part声符shēngfú
次
次cì姿zī
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

姿 pairs 女, meaning woman, with 次, which gives the sound.

Open 姿 →
Appears in
Fitness & Exercise

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