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Nǐ hǎo
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坐 (zuò) — how to say "to sit" in Chinese
坐
To sit, to take (transportation)
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
Collocations
坐出租车
zuò chūzūchē
to take a taxi
坐飞机
zuò fēijī
to travel by plane
Examples
上午我坐出租车去北京，我很高兴。
In the morning I take a taxi to Beijing, I am very happy.
我坐车
I take a car.
Mnemonic
[zuò-] Zorro 🦸♂️ takes a seat on an elegant horseback ride, charting paths with the earth radical 土 under his feet. As the elegant steed trots through the landscape, Zorro imagines himself tracing the character 坐, reminding him to sit back and enjoy the ride.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to sit" in Chinese?
"to sit" in Chinese is 坐 (zuò).
What does 坐 mean in English?
坐 (zuò) means "To sit, to take (transportation)".
How is 坐 pronounced?
It is pronounced zuò (written as zuo). The page has audio recorded by a native speaker.
How do you write "to sit" in Chinese characters?
It is written 坐.
What HSK level is 坐?
坐 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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