坐落 (zuò luò) — to be situated, to be located (of a building or structure)

Definition

Literary/formal 'to be situated, to be located,' used for buildings and landmarks. Synonymous with 位于, but 坐落 is more literary, while 位于 is the neutral written default.

verb
to be situatedto be located (of a building or structure)

Examples

  • 坐落。
    Zhè zuò gǔ lǎo de sì miào zuò luò zài shān dǐng shàng.
    This ancient temple is situated on the mountaintop.
  • 坐落。
    Xīn de bó wù guǎn zuò luò zài gōng yuán páng biān.
    The new museum is located next to the park.
  • 坐落。
    Nà ge zhù míng de jiàn zhù zuò luò yú chéng shì zhōng xīn.
    That famous building is situated in the city center.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

坐zuòsit/be located
落luòsettle

“坐” (sit/be located) and “落” (settle) together describe where something stands.

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'.

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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
艹Written in full as艸cǎo
Sound part声符shēngfú
洛
洛luò落luò
Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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