Sit in Chinese (Mandarin): 坐 (zuò)
坐
zuò
sit
- Simplified
- 坐
- Traditional
- 坐
- Pinyin
- zuò
- Typed as
- zuo
Use it in a sentence
小熊坐在椅子上。
The bear is sitting on the chair.
The characters in 坐
坐
To sit. Two people (人) on the ground (土).
7 strokes
Fourth tone. 坐 is also for riding inside something: 坐车 (zuò chē), ride in a car, and 坐飞机, fly on a plane.
More examples with 坐
请坐。
請坐。
Qǐng zuò.
Please sit down.
我坐公交车去学校。
我坐公交車去學校。
Wǒ zuò gōngjiāochē qù xuéxiào.
I take the bus to school.
How to write 坐 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
坐 7 strokes
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