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坐zuòto sit

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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. 1.

    to sitverb

  2. 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?

  1. 请坐。

    Qǐng zuò.

    Please have a seat.

  2. 你坐这儿吧。

    Nǐ zuò zhèr ba.

    Sit here.

  3. 我们坐飞机去。

    Wǒmen zuò fēijī qù.

    We're going by plane.

How is 坐 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你好,请坐。

    Nǐ hǎo, qǐng zuò.

    Hello, please have a seat.

  2. Speaker B:

    谢谢。

    Xièxie.

    Thank you.

  3. Speaker A:

    你明天怎么去学校?

    Nǐ míngtiān zěnme qù xuéxiào?

    How are you getting to school tomorrow?

  4. Speaker B:

    我坐车去。

    Wǒ zuò chē qù.

    I'm going by car.

Can you use 坐 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 你___这儿吧。 (Sit here.)
  2. 2.What does 我们坐飞机去。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "to sit"?

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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.