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坐
zuò
Main
English Definitionto sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script坐
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinzuò
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)co5
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
坐镇zuòzhèn(of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee
坐牢zuòláoto be imprisoned
坐下zuòxiato sit down
坐车zuòchēto take the car, bus, train etc
坐落zuòluòto be situated; to be located (of a building)
Words With Same Tail Word    
乘坐chéngzuòto ride (in a vehicle)
坐坐zuòzuòto sit
静坐jìngzuòto sit quietly; to meditate; to stage a sit-in
端坐duānzuòto sit upright
围坐wéizuòto sit in a circle; seated around (a narrator)
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