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HSK
to sit down
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of
HSK 1
please, have a seat
HSK 1
to take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
HSK 5
to be situated / to be located (of a building)
HSK 7-9
recoil (of a gun) / backlash / reactive force
sitting posture
coordinate (geometry)
to sit silently
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence
saddle horse / mount
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
surname Zuo
to be imprisoned
to sit in meditation / to meditate
seat (at a banquet) / to attend a banquet
cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊|块
Chinese drum-shaped stool
to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator)
recoil (of a gun) / backlash
to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in
coordinate space
to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
to work office hours / on duty
to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
to sit upright
(of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee
to sit cross-legged (as in the lotus position)
to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
to stand by and watch; to look on passively
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
to be seated
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
sit-up (physical exercise)
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
to sit astride / to ride
bar girl / professional escort
to bear fruit
to sit in meditation; to meditate
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
tradesman / shopkeeper
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity
to hold an inconsequential job / to receive a cold reception / to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience / to be out in the cold / to be sidelined / to warm the bench / to cool one's heels
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
to sit upright and still (idiom)
to be restless
variant of 座駕|座驾
to sit facing each other
to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
to sit with legs dangling
sciatica
to sit in the lotus position
to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
vertical coordinate / ordinate
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
to sit properly / to sit up straight
to travel by / to ride on
pedestal type WC
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
sciatic nerve
bidet
to do a parachute jump
system of polar coordinates
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
bidet
recoilless rifle
sit-in strike
horizontal coordinate / abscissa
to sit down
method of coordinates (geometry)
to take an elevator
polar coordinates (math.)
to be on an equal footing
coordinate system (geometry)
to sit together
ischium
rectangular coordinates
lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted
sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕 squat toilet)
to be in prison
suppository
to be embarrassed / to be put in a difficult situation
I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
vegetative existence / to consume passively without doing anything useful
to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate
toilet seat

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