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Information of 坐

Pinyin zuò

Radical

土

Strokes

7 strokes

Usage

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Definition

to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc.)

坐 [zuò] [动] 【本义】: 人的止息方式之一。古人席地而坐，坐时两膝着地，臀部压在脚跟上【造字法】: 会意。《说文》古文作象形字，象两人坐在土上。 1. 同本义 ([En.] sit) 2. 现代在椅、凳出现后，凡将臀部置于椅、凳以支持身体的重量者皆为坐 ([En.] sit) 3. 引申为就坐，就任，包含“主持”、“掌管”的意思 ([En.] be seated) 4. 定罪，由…而获罪 ([En.] be punished) - 广汉竟坐要斩。 - 禹坐要斩。 5. 因…犯罪，触犯法律 ([En.] commit a crime) 6. 居留，停留 ([En.] stay) 7. 守，防守 ([En.] guard) 8. 枪炮发射时由力的反作用而使枪炮向后移动 ([En.] recoil) 9. 建筑物由于基础不稳固而下沉 ([En.] sink) 10. 置放。放在或摆在指定的位置上 ([En.] put) 11. 乘，搭 ([En.] travel by) 坐 [zuò] [名] 1. 坐儿，坐位。后来写作“座” ([En.] seat) 2. 一次连续坐着的时间 ([En.] sitting) 坐 [zuò] [连] 因为;由于 ([En.] because) - 杜牧《山行》：停车坐爱枫林晚。 - 《乐府诗集·陌上桑》：但坐观罗敷。 - 《明史》：坐谪兴国州判官。 - 例如: 坐此解职; 坐是(因是之故，因此); 坐怀(因念，因而想到)

呆坐 dāi zuò

Sit down

坐在 zuò zài

be seated at / sit on...

坐标 zuò biāo

coordinate (geometry)

坐落 zuò luò

to be situated / to be located (of a building)

平起平坐 píng qǐ píng zuò

to be on an equal footing

坐定 zuò dìng

to be seated

坐骑 zuò qí

saddle horse / mount

端坐 duān zuò

to sit upright

坐坐 zuò zuò

Sit down

坐镇 zuò zhèn

(of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee

静坐 jìng zuò

to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in

坐地 zuò de

Sit down

坐车 zuò chē

to take the car, bus, train etc

坐标系 zuò biāo xì

coordinate system (geometry)

坐船 zuò chuán

by ship / take a boat / by water

坐立不安 zuò lì bù ān

lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety

蹲坐 dūn zuò

squat

坐南朝北 zuò nán cháo běi

Sit south and face north

围坐 wéi zuò

to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator)

坐垫 zuò diàn

cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL:塊|块[kuai4]

坐墩 zuò dūn

Chinese drum-shaped stool

坐姿 zuò zī

sitting position / sitting posture

坐卧不安 zuò wò bù ān

fidget / feel restless

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

枯坐 kū zuò

Sit down

坐椅 zuò yǐ

seat / chair

倚坐 yǐ zuò

Leaning

坐以待毙 zuò yǐ dài bì

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

如坐针毡 rú zuò zhēn zhān

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

坐浴 zuò yù

a hip bath