Meaning
to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus; airplane etc.)
Chinese: 坐下、乘坐或因某事受影响。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zuo” becomes a different word in each tone. 坐 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 坐下zuò xiato sit down
- 请坐qǐng zuòplease, have a seat
- 乘坐chéng zuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
- 坐落zuò luòto be situated; to be located (of a building)
- 对坐duì zuòto sit facing each other
Example Sentence
请坐，喝杯茶吧。Qǐng zuò, hē bēi chá ba.Please have a seat and drink some tea.
请坐Qǐng zuòplease, have a seat，喝hēto drink杯bēicup茶chátea吧bato puff (on a pipe etc)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Two people (人人) on the ground (土): two figures seated on the earth facing each other. It means ‘to sit’.
A way to remember it
Two people on the earth — sitting down.
Easy to confuse with
- 座‘Seat’: 坐 with a shelter (广) added on top — the seat you sit on.