Writing
坐 (zuò) — how to say "to sit" in Chinese
坐
To sit, to take (transportation)
verb
Radicals / Keys
土
Earth
#32 · tǔ · 3 strokes
Collocations
坐飞机
zuò fēijī
to travel by plane
坐出租车
zuò chūzūchē
to take a taxi
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 to say sit in Chinese?
"to sit" in Chinese is 坐 (zuò).
坐 meaning in English
坐 (zuò) means "To sit, to take (transportation)".
How is 坐 pronounced?
It is pronounced zuò (written as zuo). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write sit in Chinese?
It is written 坐 and has 7 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 坐?
坐 belongs to the HSK 1 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 坐
请 — polite requests
请 (qǐng) + Verb
第 — ordinal numbers
第 (dì) + Number (+ Measure Word)
着 — since we are doing it anyway
X + 着 (zhe) + 也是 (yě shì) + X + 着 (zhe)
通常 vs 时常 — usually vs often
通常 (tōngcháng) / 时常 (shícháng) + Verb/Adj.
用不着 — no need to
Subject + 用不着 (yòngbuzháo) + Verb/Noun
看你 — look how…
看 (kàn) / 瞧 (qiáo) + Person + Adj./Verb + 的 (de)