坐
zuò
HSK 1
#611 most
frequent character
to sit, to take a seat
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
坐 shows two people 人 on the ground 土, the way people once settled down. It first meant sitting in a kneeling pose. From there it widened to occupy, to sit on one's bottom, and even to travel by car or bus.
Drawn as: people seated on earth
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Example Sentences
请坐。
qǐng zuò 。
Please sit down.
我喜欢在公园里坐着。
wǒ xǐhuān zài gōngyuán lǐ zuò zháo 。
I like to sit in the park.
他坐在椅子上看书。
tā zuòzài yǐzǐ shàng kànshū 。
He is sitting on the chair reading a book.
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