坐zuòto sit
坐 (zuò) means "to sit" or "to take a seat," as in 请坐 (Please have a seat) and 你坐这儿吧 (Sit here), and "to take" a bus, plane and so on, as in 我们坐飞机去 (We're going by plane). This entry covers these two senses, each shown with its own examples below.
What does 坐 mean?
- 1.
to sitverb
- 2.
to take (a bus, airplane etc)verb
What does the character 坐 mean?
- 坐to sit
How do you use 坐?
See it in 请坐, 你坐这儿吧 and 我们坐飞机去.
What are some examples of 坐 in a sentence?
How is 坐 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你好,请坐。
Nǐ hǎo, qǐng zuò.
Hello, please have a seat.
- Speaker B:
谢谢。
Xièxie.
Thank you.
- Speaker A:
你明天怎么去学校?
Nǐ míngtiān zěnme qù xuéxiào?
How are you getting to school tomorrow?
- Speaker B:
我坐车去。
Wǒ zuò chē qù.
I'm going by car.
Can you use 坐 correctly?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.