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坐 (zuò) — to sit; to travel by (a bus, train, etc.)

Definition

坐 covers both 'to sit' and 'to travel by' (e.g. 坐火车 'take the train'). For sitting in formal contexts, 就座 sounds more written; 坐 is the everyday word.

verb
to sitto travel by (a bus, train, etc.)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 坐。
    Qǐng zuò zài zhè lǐ.
    Please sit here.
  • 坐。
    Tā xǐ huan zuò zài dì shàng.
    He likes to sit on the ground.
  • 坐。
    Wǒ zuò huǒ chē qù xué xiào.
    I take the train to school.

Origin

Compound ideograph
六书liùshū
会意huìyì

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'.

Grammar

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 1500 Most Frequent Chinese WordsHSK 2.0 Level 11000 Most Frequent Chinese WordsDaily RoutineVehicles

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