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

WORDS

坐井观天 zuò jǐng guān tiān lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐椅 zuò yǐ seat; chair
坐禅 zuò chán to sit in meditation; to meditate
坐骨 zuò gǔ ischium
打坐 dǎ zuò to sit in meditation; to meditate
坐化 zuò huà to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōng lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom); fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐失良机 zuò shī liáng jī to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐标系 zuò biāo xì coordinate system (geometry)
并坐 bìng zuò to sit together
並坐 bìng zuò to sit together
仰臥起坐 yǎng wò qǐ zuò sit-up (physical exercise)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ ， wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ ， wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation; a cool head in a crisis
内在坐标 nèi zài zuò biāo intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
全跏坐 quán jiā zuò crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
半跏坐 bàn jiā zuò sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
反坐 fǎn zuò to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
圍坐 wéi zuò to sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)
坐不垂堂 zuò bù chuí táng lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
坐井觀天 zuò jǐng guān tiān lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐享 zuò xiǎng to enjoy sth without lifting a finger
坐以待斃 zuò yǐ dài bì to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐便器 zuò biàn qì pedestal type WC
坐像 zuò xiàng seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
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