坐

The character "坐" has 7 strokes. "坐" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "坐" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "坐" are "zuò" . View the stroke order of "坐">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "坐"

v.: sit; convict; sentence; be sentenced; govern; rule; control; dominate; preside over; travel by or on (any conveyance except those which one straddles); (of a building) have its back towards; put (a pan, pot, kettle, etc) on a fire; contract/have a disease; suffer from a disease; bear; fruit; (of a building) sink; subside; (of rifles, guns, etc) recoil; kick back

prep.: because; because of; for; for the reason that

• sit : v.坐；坐下；开会；开庭；参加；代人照看；处于；使坐；栖息；搁置
• convict : v.宣判…有罪
• sentence : n.句子；判决；徒刑；命题
• govern : v.统治；治理；管理；成为…的法律；支配；控制；影响；调整；抑制；克制
• rule : n.规则；条例；细则；尺；直尺；计算尺；统治；原则；法则
• control : n.影响力；控制；支配；指挥；管理；对照；指挥员；控制措施；管理办法；指挥部
• dominate : v.支配；统治；控制；俯瞰；成为…中最重要（或最显眼）的人；高耸于
• preside over : 主持；负责；掌管
• bear : v.携带；拿；支持；支撑；忍受；生育；拐弯；不能忍受；表现；经得起
• fruit : n.水果；男同性恋者；结果；成果；后代；果实；天然产品；子孙
• subside : v.减弱；减退；退；陷入沉默；禁不住显露；下沉；下陷；消退；坐下；跪下
• kick back : 空闲；放松
• because : conj.因为；由于
• because of : 由于, 因为
• for : prep.支持；拥护；关于；对于；在…方面；代表；为了…的利益；以…为目的；以…为原因；以…为目的地；表示；代替；以…为交换；与…预期标准相比；达；计；表示一系列事件之一

Form words with "坐"

并排坐 sit side by side

坐大牢 serve one's term of imprisonment

坐起来 sit up

坐统舱 travel steerage

坐长途 take a long-distance bus

坐浴盆 bidet

坐上席 take the seat of honour

坐死罪 be sentenced to death

坐那儿发痴 sit there in a trance

挨着某人坐 sit next to sb

小坐片刻 sit for a while;sit for a little while;sit for a while;sit for a while

挣扎着坐起来 struggle to a sitting position

直挺挺地坐着 sit bolt upright

惯常坐的椅子 one's usual chair

Example phrases using "坐"

• 我们住的地方坐公共汽车很方便。

  Our house is easily accessible by bus.

• 坐汽车去那里五个小时也打不住。

  Five hours won’t be enough if you go there by bus.

• 孩子们在乘双层车时喜欢坐上层。

  The kids love riding on the top deck.

• 坐公交车耽误时间，咱们打的吧。

  It takes too much time to get there by bus; let’s take a taxi.

• 他支撑着坐了起来，头还在发晕。

  He propped himself up into a sitting position, still feeling dizzy.

• 你坐的时间长了，应该走动走动。

  You’ve been sitting too long, so you’d better go for a walk.

• 他喜欢坐那个座位，只是习惯使然。

  He likes to sit in his old seat purely out of habit.

• 大家都走了，他还坐那儿犯傻。

  He was still sitting there in a daze when everybody had left.

• 你坐着，我给你弄点儿吃的去。

  You just sit here while I go and get you something to eat.

• 那间教室坐不下100名学生。

  That classroom is too small for 100 students.