坐 zuò

sit; seat; ride, travel by

HSK 1 #611

DEFINITIONS

  • sit
  • seat
  • ride, travel by
  • surname Zuo
  • to sit
  • to take a seat
  • to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  • to bear fruit
  • variant of 座[zuo4]

STROKES

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WORDS

乘坐 chéng zuò
HSK 4
to ride (in a vehicle)
坐下 zuò xia to sit down
坐牢 zuò láo to be imprisoned
坐标 zuò biāo coordinate (geometry)
坐以待毙 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom); restless; fidgety
坐骑 zuò qí saddle horse; mount
坐垫 zuò diàn cushion; (motorbike) seat; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
坐落 zuò luò to be situated; to be located (of a building)
坐冷板凳 zuò lěng bǎn dèng to hold an inconsequential job; to receive a cold reception; to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience; to be out in the cold; to be sidelined; to warm the bench; to cool one's heels
静坐 jìng zuò to sit quietly; to meditate; to stage a sit-in
仰卧起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise)
如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān lit. as if sitting on pins and needles; fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
闲坐 xián zuò to sit around; to sit idly
坐享其成 zuò xiǎng qí chéng to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
平起平坐 píng qǐ píng zuò to be on an equal footing
端坐 duān zuò to sit upright
后坐 hòu zuò recoil (of a gun); backlash
坐骨神经 zuò gǔ shén jīng sciatic nerve
后坐力 hòu zuò lì recoil (of a gun); backlash; reactive force
坐镇 zuò zhèn (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee
围坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)
坐定 zuò dìng to be seated
坐席 zuò xí seat (at a banquet); to attend a banquet
坐收渔利 zuò shōu yú lì benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
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