坐

zuò

to sit

surname Zuo; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座[zuo4]

people together (从) + ground (土) = to sit

Two people (从) settle down on the ground (土) — the image is of sitting together on the earth. This grounding in shared rest extends naturally to 'taking a seat' or 'riding' something that carries you.

从+土→坐
从Two people followingSemantic
土EarthSemantic

请坐,我去给你倒杯水。

qǐng zuò,wǒ qù gěi nǐ dào bēi shuǐ。

Please sit down, I'll go pour you a glass of water.

我们坐地铁去,比开车快多了。

wǒ men zuò dì tiě qù,bǐ kāi chē kuài duō le。

We'll take the subway there — it's much faster than driving.

Words with 坐

坐以待毙

zuò yǐ dài bì

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

打坐

dǎ zuò

to sit in meditation

坐实

zuò shí

to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate

坐标系

zuò biāo xì

coordinate system (geometry)

端坐

duān zuò

to sit upright

坐月子

zuò yuè zi

to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"

坐视不理

zuò shì bù lǐ

to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

连坐

lián zuò

to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)

连坐制

lián zuò zhì

guilt by association

闲坐

xián zuò

to sit around

骑坐

qí zuò

to sit astride

坐骨

zuò gǔ

ischium

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