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MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to take a seat

   中身体放在椅子或其他物体上shēntǐ fàngzài yǐzi huò qítā wùtǐ shàng

   • Qǐngzuòzàizhèlǐděngyīxià.

     请坐在这里等一下。🔊

     Please sit here and wait a moment.

   ▾+ 3 more examples for this meaning

   • tāmenzàinàkēdàshùdeshùyīnxiàzuòlexiàlái。

     他们在那棵大树的树荫下坐了下来。🔊

     They sat down in the shade of that big tree.

   • tāmenzàinàkēdàshùdeshùyīnxiàzuòlexiàlái。

     他们在那棵大树的树荫下坐了下来。🔊

     They sat down in the shade of that large tree.

   • tāchángchángzuòzhekànshūyìliánhǎojǐgèxiǎoshí。

     他常常坐着看书一连好几个小时。🔊

     He often sits reading for hours on end.

2. 貳动verb

   to sit

   中用身体的下部分接触椅子或地面，保持静止的姿态yòng shēntǐ de xiàbù fèn jiēchù yǐzi huò dìmiàn，bǎochí jìngzhǐ de zītài

   • Tāzuòzàichuāngbiānjìngjìngdehēchá。

     她坐在窗边静静地喝茶。🔊

     She sat by the window quietly drinking tea.

3. 參动verb

   to take (a bus, airplane etc)

   中乘坐交通工具或在椅子上休息chéngzuò jiāotōng gōngjù huò zài yǐzi shàng xiūxi

   • wǒzuòfēijīqùběijīng.

     我坐飞机去北京。🔊

     I took a plane to Beijing.

   • WǒmenzuòhuǒchēqùShànghǎiba.

     我们坐火车去上海吧。🔊

     Let's take the train to Shanghai.

4. 肆动verb

   to bear fruit

   中植物开花后结出果实zhíwù kāihuā hòu jiēchū guǒshí

   • zhèkēshùzuòguǒle.

     这棵树坐果了。🔊

     This tree has borne fruit.

   • Yuànzilǐdeshìzishùjīnniánzuòguǒtèbiéduō.

     院子里的柿子树今年坐果特别多。🔊

     The persimmon tree in the yard has set an exceptionally large amount of fruit this year.

5. 伍名noun

   surname Zuo

   中姓氏，中文人名中常见的氏族标志xìngshì、zhōngwén rénmíng zhōng chángjiàn de shìzú biāozhì

   • Zuòxiānshengshìwǒmenxuéxiàoyǒumíngdelìshǐlǎoshī。

     坐先生是我们学校有名的历史老师。🔊

     Mr. Zuo is our school's well-known history teacher.