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坐

zuò

to sit; to travel by

HSK 1 · Topic “On the road” TransportEveryday verbs
to sit; to travel by
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Character

坐 zuò

Strokes
7
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
从 from, by, since, whence, through 土 soil, earth
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我坐飞机去。 Wǒ zuò fēijī qù. I'm going by plane.
  • 我坐火车去北京。 Wǒ zuò huǒchē qù Běijīng. I'm taking the train to Beijing.
  • 请坐这儿。 Qǐng zuò zhèr. Please sit here.
  • 老师坐在桌子前边。 Lǎoshī zuò zài zhuōzi qiánbian. The teacher sits in front of the desk.
  • 你想坐汽车去吗? Nǐ xiǎng zuò qìchē qù ma? Do you want to go by car?
  • 小孩儿坐在地上。 Xiǎoháir zuò zài dìshang. The child is sitting on the floor.
  • 爸爸坐车去上班。 Bàba zuòchē qù shàngbān. Dad takes a vehicle to work.
  • 谁坐在李月旁边? Shéi zuò zài Lǐ Yuè pángbiān? Who sits next to Li Yue?
  • 他正在车上坐着。 Tā zhèngzài chēshang zuòzhe. He is sitting in the car right now.
  • 我们坐哪个车? Wǒmen zuò nǎge chē? Which car will we take?

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