zuò

to sit; to take (transport)

Type: VerbsHSK 1
Character origin

Two people (人人) on the earth (土). To sit is to rest on the ground.

Did you know?

It also means 'to travel by' (transport): 坐车 (to go by car), 坐飞机 (to go by plane). It's used to indicate the means of transport.

Radicals it's made of
rénperson
rénperson
earth
Example sentence

请坐。

Qǐng zuò.

Please sit down.

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