How to say “sit” in Chinese
sit; ride (vehicle)
“Sit” in Chinese is 坐, zuò: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
坐 is read zuò. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two 人 “people” on the 土 “ground”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “坐”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 坐. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我坐出租车去医院。wǒzuòchūzūchēqùyīyuànI'm taking a taxi to the hospital.
- 我们坐火车去吧wǒmenzuòhuǒchēqùbaLet's take the train.
- 他坐在我后面tāzuòzàiwǒhòumiànHe's sitting behind me.
- 我坐地铁去上班wǒzuòdìtiěqùshàngbānI take the subway to work.
- 你坐地铁坐两站nǐzuòdìtiě,zuòliǎngzhànTake the subway, two stops.
- 床上坐着一只猫。chuángshangzuòzheyìzhīmāoA cat is sitting on the bed.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “How are we getting there?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “sit” in Chinese?
“Sit” in Chinese is 坐, pinyin zuò.
What does 坐 mean?
坐 (zuò) means “sit; ride (vehicle)”.
How do you write 坐?
坐 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 坐?
坐 is read zuò. Tones: zuò — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“sit” in the lesson “How are we getting there?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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