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坐

Zuò · zuo/zuò · zuo

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Meaning

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Zuò 坐

  1. surname Zuo

zuò 坐

  1. to sit
  2. to take a seat
  3. to take (a bus, airplane etc)
  4. to bear fruit
  5. variant of 座 (zuò)
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Asleep on the subway

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)去(qù)公司(gōngsī)？

    How do you get to work?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)，不(bù)坐(zuò)公共汽车(gōnggòngqìchē)。

    I take the subway, not the bus.

  3. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  4. Dengdeng

    地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)座位(zuòwèi)，我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)坐(zuò)着(zhe)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    There are seats on the subway, so I can sit and sleep.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)，每次(měicì)都(dōu)站(zhàn)着(zhe)。

    I take the subway and stand every time.

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)坐(zuò)着(zhe)睡着(shuìzháo)，每次(měicì)都(dōu)坐过站(zuòguòzhàn)。

    I sit and fall asleep, and I miss my stop every time.

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2 examples
01

去(qù)医(yī)院(yuàn)要(yào)坐(zuò)哪(nǎ)一(yí)路(lù)公(gōng)交(jiāo)？

How can I get to the hospital by bus?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)认(rèn)识(shi)那(nà)个(ge)坐(zuò)得(de)最(zuì)靠(kào)近(jìn)门(mén)的(de)男(nán)孩(hái)。

I know the boy who is sitting closest to the door.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CC · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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