The Chinese word 坐 means “to sit” or “to take a seat”. It is a verb that is commonly used in daily conversations to describe the action of sitting down on a chair or other seating surfaces. For example, “请坐” means “please take a seat” and “坐在椅子上” means “to sit on a chair”. It can also be used in idiomatic expressions such as “坐井观天”, which means “to have a narrow view of things”.
Translation
Verb: to sit, to take (bus, train, etc.)
Pronunciation
Example Sentences
| Chinese | Pinyin | Engish |
|---|---|---|
| 我坐在椅子上 | wǒ zuò zài yǐzi shàng | I am sitting on a chair |
| 他坐在公园里 | tā zuò zài gōngyuán lǐ | He is sitting in the park |
| 她坐在桌子旁边 | tā zuò zài zhuōzi pángbiān | She is sitting next to the table |
| 我们可以坐在这里聊天 | wǒmen kěyǐ zuò zài zhèlǐ liáotiān | We can sit here and chat |
| 请坐下，我马上就来 | qǐng zuòxià, wǒ mǎshàng jiù lái | Please have a seat, I’ll be right back |
| 坐火车比开车慢 | zuò huǒchē bǐ kāichē màn | Taking a train is slower than driving |
| 她坐在车后座上 | tā zuò zài chē hòuzuò shàng | She is sitting in the back seat of the car |
| 孩子们喜欢坐旋转木马 | háizimen xǐhuān zuò xuánzhuǎn mùmǎ | Children enjoy riding on the carousel |
HSK
坐 is part of HSK Level 1 in both HSK 2.0 and HSK 3.0.
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