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坐 zuò

to sit; to take (a bus, etc.)

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 1
Radical
土
Type
Ideograph
Made of 从土 ⿻从土

Memory hint: Two people 从 sitting on the ground 土

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  1. 请坐。
    Qǐng zuò.
    Please sit.
    please sit
  2. 这儿可以坐吗？
    Zhèr kěyǐ zuò ma?
    Can I sit here?
    here can sit (question)
  3. 我们坐下来聊聊天吧。
    Wǒmen zuò xiàlai liáoliaotiān ba.
    Let's sit down and chat.
    we sit down chat-chat (suggestion)
  4. 这把椅子不能坐。
    Zhè bǎ yǐzi bùnéng zuò.
    This chair can't be sat on.
    this (measure) chair cannot sit
  5. 上班的时候，我坐公共汽车去。
    Shàngbān de shíhou, wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù.
    When going to work, I take the bus.
    go-to-work (particle) time, i sit public bus go

Words with 坐 (2)