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坐 (zuò): to sit

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HSK 1verb

Character info

Pinyin
Meaning: to sit
Characters: 1
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 1
Strokes: 7
Radical: 土
Structure: 上下结构

Full definitions

to sit
to take a seat
to take (a bus
to sit
to take a seat
to travel by (bus, train, etc.)
to be punished (e.g., in prison)
surname Zuo
surname Zuo

Chinese explanation

把臀部放在椅子、凳子或其他物体上，使身体保持直立不倒下，如坐下、请坐
乘坐交通工具，如坐车、坐船、坐飞机
表示位置或方向，如坐落、坐北朝南
表示不劳动、不行动，如坐享其成
用作姓氏。

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