坐下
zuò xia
Pinyin

Definition

坐下
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zuò xia
  1. to sit down

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 p.m.
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
Zuò
  1. 1 surname Zuo
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule
yī xià zi
  1. 1 in a short while
  2. 2 all at once
  3. 3 all of a sudden
shàng xià
  1. 1 up and down
  2. 2 top and bottom
  3. 3 old and new
  4. 4 length
  5. 5 about
xià lai
  1. 1 to come down
  2. 2 (completed action marker)
  3. 3 (after verb of motion, indicates motion down and towards us, also fig.)
  4. 4 (indicates continuation from the past towards us)
  5. 5 to be harvested (of crops)
  6. 6 to be over (of a period of time)
  7. 7 to go among the masses (said of leaders)
xià qù
  1. 1 to go down
  2. 2 to descend
  3. 3 to go on
  4. 4 to continue
  5. 5 (of a servant) to withdraw
xià chǎng
  1. 1 to leave (the stage, an exam room, the playing field etc)
  2. 2 to take part in some activity
  3. 3 to take an examination (in the imperial examination system)
xià shǔ
  1. 1 subordinate
  2. 2 underling
xià ba
  1. 1 chin
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
xià chú
  1. 1 to go to the kitchen (to prepare a meal)
  2. 2 to cook
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
xià bān
  1. 1 to finish work
  2. 2 to get off work
xià kè
  1. 1 to finish class
  2. 2 to get out of class
xià diē
  1. 1 to fall
  2. 2 to tumble
xià chē
  1. 1 to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc)
xià bèi zi
  1. 1 the next life

Idioms (20)

三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
上梁不正下梁歪
shàng liáng bù zhèng xià liáng wāi
  1. 1 lit. If the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked (idiom); fig. subordinates imitate their superiors' vices
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
上行下效
shàng xíng xià xiào
  1. 1 subordinates follow the example of their superiors (idiom)
不愧下学
bù kuì xià xué
  1. 1 not ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
干打雷,不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
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
低首下心
dī shǒu xià xīn
  1. 1 to be fawningly submissive (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
兵临城下
bīng lín chéng xià
  1. 1 soldiers at the city walls (idiom); fig. at a critical juncture
包打天下
bāo dǎ tiān xià
  1. 1 to run everything (idiom); to monopolize the whole business
  2. 2 not allow anyone else to have a look in
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
  1. 1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
唯恐天下不乱
wéi kǒng tiān xià bù luàn
  1. 1 to wish for the whole world to be in chaos (idiom)
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

Sample Sentences

面对面地坐下来闲聊这件事已经不再是刚需。
miànduìmiàn de zuòxia lái xiánliáo zhèjiàn shì yǐjīng bùzài shì gāng xū 。
It is no longer just a matter of sitting down and chatting.
哎呀!王主任,您还真是一杯倒啊!来来来,快,快坐下快坐下...喝口温水。
āiyā !Wáng zhǔrèn ,nín hái zhēn shì yī bēi dǎo ā !lái lái lái ,kuài ,kuài zuòxia kuài zuòxia . . . hē kǒu wēnshuǐ 。
Oh gosh! Mr Wang, you really are a one-drink wonder! Come, come, sit down quickly... have some warm water.
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过铁道时,他先将橘子散放在地上,自己慢慢爬下,再抱起橘子走。到这边时,我赶紧去搀他。他和我走到车上,将橘子一股脑儿放在我的皮大衣上。于是扑扑衣上的泥土,心里很轻松似的,过一会说,“我走了;到那边来信!”我望着他走出去。他走了几步,回过头看见我,说,“进去吧,里边没人。”等他的背影混入来来往往的人里,再找不着了,我便进来坐下,我的眼泪又来了。
guò tiě dào shí ,tā xiān jiāng júzi sànfàng fàng zài dìshang ,zìjǐ mànmàn pá xià ,zài bào qǐ júzi zǒu 。dào zhèbiān shí ,wǒ gǎnjǐn qù chān tā 。tā hé wǒ zǒu dào chēshang ,jiāng júzi yīgǔnǎor fàng zài wǒ de pídàyī shàng 。yúshì pūpū yī shàng de nítǔ ,xīnli hěn qīngsōng shìde ,guò yīhuì shuō ,“wǒ zǒu le ;dào nàbiān lái xìn !”wǒ wàng zhe tā zǒu chūqù 。tā zǒu le jǐ bù ,huí guò tóu kànjiàn wǒ ,shuō ,“jìnqù ba ,lǐbiān méi rén 。”děng tā de bèiyǐng húnrù láiláiwǎngwǎng de rén lǐ ,zài zhǎo bù zháo le ,wǒ biàn jìnlai zuòxia ,wǒ de yǎnlèi yòu lái le 。
As he was crossing the tracks, he first placed the tangerines on the platform. He then slowly lowered himself to the tracks and picked the tangerines back up to walk over. When he got to my side of the track, I rushed to help him. As he and I got back onto the train, he placed all the tangerines on my fur coat. He patted the dirt off his jacket, and looked very satisfied. After a moment, he said to me: ”I am leaving now. Remember to write to me! ”. I looked over as he walked out. After just a few steps, he looked back at me and said "Go back in, your things are unattended". Once he disappeared into the bustling crowd and I could find him no more, I came in and sat down. My tears came again.
不好让贾小姐一直站着,我们这边走,坐下接着聊。
bù hǎo ràng Jiǎ xiǎojie yīzhí zhàn zhe ,wǒmen zhèbiān zǒu ,zuòxia jiē zhe liáo 。
Best not to make a girl have to stand all night, let's go over here and we can sit and continue to talk.
什么怪你,是挂念你,人来就好,带什么礼物,真是的!坐下坐下,先来喝我这价值不菲的武夷山岩茶。
shénme guài nǐ ,shì guàniàn nǐ ,rén lái jiù hǎo ,dài shénme lǐwù ,zhēnshìde !zuòxia zuòxia ,xiān lái hē wǒ zhè jiàzhí bùfěi de wǔyíshānyánchá 。
It's not that I'm holding a grudge against you, it's that I miss you. It's enough that you came, you really didn't need to bring a gift. Really! Sit! Sit! First have a drink of this pricey Mount Wuyi rock tea.
欸,比赛已经开始啦,我们快点找座位坐下。
èi ,bǐsài yǐjīng kāishǐ la ,wǒmen kuài diǎn zhǎo zuòwèi zuòxia 。
Ah, the match has already started, let's find a place to sit down.
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你别急,遇到我你就有救了,先坐下,我仔细看看你的八字,凡事都有解。
nǐ bié jí ,yùdào wǒ nǐ jiù yǒujiù le ,xiān zuòxia ,wǒ zǐxì kànkàn nǐ de bāzì ,fánshì dōu yǒu jiě 。
Don't panic, you're in luck that you met me, first sit down, I'll have a look at your birth date characters, everything has a solution.
那个小伙子往旁边挪了挪,让女孩子坐下。
nàge xiǎohuǒzi wǎng pángbiān nuó le nuó ,ràng nǚháizi zuòxia 。
The guy shifted sideways, to let the girl sit down.
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