坐 zuò sit
sit; to travel by
怎么记住“坐”: 从 from + 土 earth = sit. Back from a long hike, the grandfather drops onto the warm earth and says "Now I just want to sit."
部件结构
坐 = 从 from + 土 earth
- 从 from
- 人 person
- 人 person
- 土 earth
Back from a long hike, the grandfather drops onto the warm earth and says "Now I just want to sit."
How it came to be
Two people facing each other on the ground, both down at the same level. It takes two to make the character, because sitting down was something done with somebody.
用法
- 'Sit' - 请坐 (qǐng zuò) please sit, 坐下 (zuòxià) sit down.
- Crucially it also means to travel BY a vehicle you sit in - 坐车 (zuò chē) go by car/bus, 坐飞机 (zuò fēijī) fly, 坐火车 (zuò huǒchē) take the train.
- For vehicles you straddle (bike, horse) use 骑 (qí), not 坐.
含“坐”的汉字
含“坐”的词语
例句
- 请坐。 Qǐng zuò.Please be seated.
- 大家坐在桌子旁边。 Dàjiā zuò zài zhuōzi pángbiān.Everyone's sitting at the table.