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坐下

zuò xia · zuo xia

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Meaning

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  1. to sit down
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The soft chair

  1. Dengdeng

    请(qǐng)坐(zuò)，请(qǐng)坐(zuò)！

    Please sit, please sit!

  2. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)，我(wǒ)坐下(zuòxia)了(le)。

    Thanks, I have sat down.

  3. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，椅子(yǐzi)怎么(zěnme)软(ruǎn)软(ruǎn)的(de)？

    Huh, why is the chair so soft?

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)坐下(zuòxia)之前(zhīqián)，怎么(zěnme)不(bù)看(kàn)一下(yīxià)？

    Why did you not look before you sat down?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)坐下(zuòxia)的(de)时候(shíhou)没(méi)看(kàn)。这(zhè)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    I did not look when I sat down. What is this?

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)帽子(màozi)！

    That is my hat!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)一(yí)坐(zuò)下(xia)，就(jiù)拿(ná)起(qǐ)了(le)电(diàn)话(huà)。

As soon as he sat down, he picked up the telephone.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)移(yí)走(zǒu)了(le)行(xíng)李(li)腾(téng)出(chū)空(kōng)间(jiān)让(ràng)老(lǎo)太(tài)太(tai)可(kě)以(yǐ)坐(zuò)下(xia)。

We moved our bags to make room for the elderly lady to sit down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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坐
zuò

to sit; to take a seat

下
xià

down; downwards

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