坐
zuò
Pinyin

Definition

坐
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zuò
  1. to sit
  2. to take a seat
  3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  4. to bear fruit
  5. variant of 座[zuò]
坐
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Zuò
  1. surname Zuo

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

坐
Zuò
  1. 1 surname Zuo
乘坐
chéng zuò
  1. 1 to ride (in a vehicle)
坐下
zuò xia
  1. 1 to sit down
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐车
zuò chē
  1. 1 to take the car, bus, train etc
坐骑
zuò qí
  1. 1 saddle horse
  2. 2 mount
围坐
wéi zuò
  1. 1 to sit in a circle
  2. 2 seated around (a narrator)
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  1. 1 to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
  1. 1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐像
zuò xiàng
  1. 1 seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
坐化
zuò huà
  1. 1 to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐垫
zuò diàn
  1. 1 cushion
  2. 2 (motorbike) seat
  3. 3 CL:塊|块[kuài]
坐失
zuò shī
  1. 1 to let sth slip by
  2. 2 to miss an opportunity
坐好
zuò hǎo
  1. 1 to sit properly
  2. 2 to sit up straight
坐定
zuò dìng
  1. 1 to be seated
坐席
zuò xí
  1. 1 seat (at a banquet)
  2. 2 to attend a banquet
坐厕
zuò cè
  1. 1 seating toilet
坐果
zuò guǒ
  1. 1 to bear fruit

Idioms (19)

任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
坐不垂堂
zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
坐井观天
zuò jǐng guān tiān
  1. 1 lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
坐享其成
zuò xiǎng qí chéng
  1. 1 to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
坐以待毙
zuò yǐ dài bì
  1. 1 to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
坐吃山空
zuò chī shān kōng
  1. 1 lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
坐失机宜
zuò shī jī yí
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐失良机
zuò shī liáng jī
  1. 1 to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
坐山观虎斗
zuò shān guān hǔ dòu
  1. 1 sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight
  2. 2 watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted (idiom)
坐收渔利
zuò shōu yú lì
  1. 1 benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
坐立不安
zuò lì bù ān
  1. 1 lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 fidgety
坐立难安
zuò lì nán ān
  1. 1 unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
坐而论道
zuò ér lùn dào
  1. 1 to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
坐视不理
zuò shì bù lǐ
  1. 1 to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
坐观成败
zuò guān chéng bài
  1. 1 to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
  2. 2 to sit on the fence
家累千金，坐不垂堂
jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò bù chuí táng
  1. 1 lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
席地而坐
xí dì ér zuò
  1. 1 to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
正襟危坐
zhèng jīn wēi zuò
  1. 1 to sit upright and still (idiom)
稳坐钓鱼台
wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite storms (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis

Sample Sentences

啊，我坐错了。
a ，wǒ zuò cuò le 。
Oh, I took the wrong seat.
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停车坐爱枫林晚，
tíngchē zuò ài fēnglín wǎn ，
I stopped the carriage because I love the scenes of maple trees in deep autumn evenings
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下次再来坐坐。
xiàcì zài lái zuò zuò 。
Next time come and visit me again.
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不坐了，不坐了。
bù zuò le ，bù zuò le 。
I can't stay.
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不坐了？
bù zuò le ？
You can't stay?
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主位通常是主人或是地位比较高的人坐的位子。
zhǔwèi tōngcháng shì zhǔrén huòshì dìwèi bǐjiào gāo de rén zuò de wèizi 。
The main seat is usually occupied by either the host or someone of a higher position.
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您先坐。
nín xiān zuò 。
Please be seated first.
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那里有个空位，去坐吧。
nàli yǒu ge kōngwèi ，qù zuò ba 。
There is an empty seat, go take it.
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别担心，博爱座应该是优先给有需要的人，去坐吧。
bié dānxīn ，bóàizuò yīnggāi shì yōuxiān gěi yǒu xūyào de rén ，qù zuò ba 。
Don't worry, these priority seats should be given priority to those in need, go take the seat.
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要是你占我的坐，我占你的坐，大家都乱坐，车厢里该乱作一团了。
yàoshi nǐ zhàn wǒ de zuò ，wǒ zhàn nǐ de zuò ，dàjiā dōu luàn zuò ，chēxiāng lǐ gāi luànzuòyītuán le 。
If you take my seat and I take yours, everyone not seating according to assigned seats, there’ll be chaos in the train cabin.
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