坐

to sit

to take a seat

to take (a bus, airplane etc.)

sitting

sit

sitz

Sat.

seat

posture in sitting (qigong)

squat

slouch

坐[zuò]

-（臀部放在物体上支持体重）sit;beseated;takeaseat:
sitinasofa;坐在沙发上
sitdownforachat坐下来谈谈
-（乘;搭）travelby;take:
travelbytrain;坐火车旅行
takeabustowork坐公共汽车上班
-（房屋背对着某一方向）havethebacktowards:
Thishousefacessouth.这所房子坐北朝南。
-（把锅、壶等放在炉火上）put(apan,kettle,etc.)onafire:
putakettleofcoldwateron(thefire)坐一壶水
-（建筑物由于基础不稳固而下沉）(ofabuilding)sink;subside:
Thewallisbeginningtoslopebackwards.这堵墙往后坐了。
-（枪炮由于反作用而向后移动）(ofrifles,guns,etc.)recoil;kickback:
Theoldriflekicksbadly.这支老式步枪坐得厉害。
-（瓜果等植物结实）bear(fruit);form(seed):
bearfruits坐果
-（指定罪）bepunished;beaccusedforcrime:
beimplicatedincrime;连坐
bepunishedforunfoundedaccusationagainstanother反坐
-（坐位）seat;place:
sitinone'sseat就坐
-（姓氏）asurname:
ZuoChun坐春
-（因为）because;forthereasonthat:
bedismissedonthisaccount;berelievedofone'sdutiesforthisreason坐此解职
-（表示无缘无故）fornoreasonatall;withoutcauseorreason

父亲每晚都坐在同一张椅子上，
Father sits in the same chair every evening.

她在树底下静静地坐着。
She sat very still under the tree.

他坐在沙发上，点燃了一只香烟。
He had his seat in the sofa and lit a cigar.

你要不要看/坐一会呢？
Would you care to sit down for a while?

这位子有人坐吗？
Is this seat taken?

我坐在庭院里享受明媚的阳光。
I was sitting in the garden enjoying the sunshine.

他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.

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