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
- 丛cónglook-alike(classifier) for clusters of plants, bushes, grass, or hair
- 做zuòsound-aliketo do; to engage in (an activity)
- 座zuòlook-alike(classifier) for large immovable objects such as mountains, buildings, bridges, and towers
- 全quánlook-alike(adjective) whole; entire; all
- 至zhìlook-alike(verb, literary) to arrive
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.
Grammar
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