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坐(zuò)
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Translation
  • (v.) to sit; to travel by or on
  • (v.) convict; (of buildings) have the back towards; put on a fire; suffer from (a disease); (of guns) recoil
Radical
土(tǔ) earth
Simplified 坐
Traditional 坐
Strokes count 7
Illustration for 坐

Words with 坐 2

Same pronunciation 11

Similar pronunciation 12

Synonyms 5

Antonyms 2

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Stroke order for 坐

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Examples of use 25

我(wǒ) 们(men) 明(míng) 天(tiān) 坐(zuò) 火(huǒ) 车(chē) 去(qù) 北(běi) 京(jīng) 。(。)
We will go to Beijing by train tomorrow.
我(wǒ) 买(mǎi) 不(bù) 到(dào) 车(chē) 票(piào) ，(，) 只(zhǐ) 能(néng) 坐(zuò) 船(chuán) 回(huí) 家(jiā) 了(le) 。(。)
I can't get a ticket, so I have to go home by boat.
你(nǐ) 这(zhè) 样(yàng) 躺(tǎng) 着(zhe) 看(kàn) 书(shū) 对(duì) 眼(yǎn) 睛(jīng) 不(bù) 好(hǎo) ，(，) 快(kuài) 坐(zuò) 起(qǐ) 来(lai) ！(！)
It's not good for your eyes to read lying down like this. Sit up quickly!
李(lǐ) 先(xiān) 生(sheng) 是(shì) 坐(zuò) 出(chū) 租(zū) 车(chē) 去(qù) 饭(fàn) 店(diàn) 的(de) 吗(mǎ) ？(？)
Does Mr. Li go to the hotel by taxi?
我(wǒ) 是(shì) 坐(zuò) 公(gōng) 共(gòng) 汽(qì) 车(chē) 去(qù) 学(xué) 校(xiào) 的(de) 。(。)
I go to school by bus.
坐(zuò) 飞(fēi) 机(jī)
go by plane
妈(mā) 妈(ma) 每(měi) 天(tiān) 坐(zuò) 首(shǒu) 发(fā) 班(bān) 车(chē) 下(xià) 班(bān) 回(huí) 家(jiā) 。(。)
Mother takes the first bus home from work every day.
我(wǒ) 们(men) 今(jīn) 天(tiān) 坐(zuò) 游(yóu) 船(chuán) 在(zài) 西(xī) 湖(hú) 一(yī) 日(rì) 游(yóu) 。(。)
We took a one-day cruise in the West Lake today.
坐(zuò) 船(chuán) 去(qù) 商(shāng) 场(chǎng) 买(mǎi) 东(dōng) 西(xī。) 。()
Take ship to the shopping mall for shopping.
我(wǒ) 明(míng) 天(tiān) 坐(zuò) 火(huǒ) 车(chē) 去(qù) 上(shàng) 海(hǎi) 。(。)
I will go to Shanghai by train tomorrow.
你(nǐ) 应(yīng) 该(gāi) 坐(zuò) 公(gōng) 共(gòng) 汽(qì) 车(chē) 去(qù) 。(。)
You should go by bus.
我(wǒ) 每(měi) 天(tiān) 坐(zuò) 校(xiào) 车(chē) 上(shàng) 学(xué) 。(。)
I go to school by school bus every day.
我(wǒ) 坐(zuò) 公(gōng) 共(gòng) 汽(qì) 车(chē) 上(shàng) 学(xué) 。(。)
I go to school by bus.
坐(zuò) 车(chē)
to take the car, bus, train etc
坐(zuò) 电(diàn) 梯(tī)
to take an elevator
请(qǐng) 坐(zuò)
please, have a seat
请(qǐng) 坐(zuò) 吧(ba) 。(.)
Please sit down.
我(wǒ) 上(shàng) 个(gè) 星(xīng) 期(qī) 坐(zuò) 火(huǒ) 车(chē) 去(qù) 青(qīng) 岛(dǎo) 了(le) 。(.)
I went to Qingdao by train last week.
坐(zuò) 船(chuán)
take a boat
坐(zuò) 地(dì) 铁(tiě)
take the subway
坐(zuò) 公(gōng) 交(jiāo) 车(chē)
take the bus
坐(zuò) 火(huǒ) 车(chē)
(travel) by train
坐(zuò) 汽(qì) 车(chē)
travel by car (or other automobiles)
他(tā) 坐(zuò) 了(le) 一(yí) 会(huìr) 儿()
he sat for a while
请(qǐng) 进(jìn,) ，(qǐng) 请(zuò) 坐(.) 。()
Please come in. Please sit down.

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坐 in HSK 3.0 Level 1

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