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HSK
please, have a seat
HSK 1
to sit down
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
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
vegetative existence / to consume passively without doing anything useful
to sit properly / to sit up straight
coordinate system (geometry)
(of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee
to take an elevator
to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
to sit facing each other
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
vertical coordinate / ordinate
to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
saddle horse / mount
tradesman / shopkeeper
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 stand by and watch; to look on passively
method of coordinates (geometry)
to be on an equal footing
coordinate (geometry)
to turn a blind eye to
to sit in meditation / to meditate
cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊|块
to travel by / to ride on
to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator)
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
to take the car, bus, train etc
sitting posture
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
to bear fruit
ischium
sciatic nerve
sit-up (physical exercise)
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
polar coordinates (math.)
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
to be embarrassed / to be put in a difficult situation
to do a parachute jump
horizontal coordinate / abscissa
to sit together
to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕 squat toilet)
to sit down
guilt by association
coordinate space
to sit upright and still (idiom)
to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity
recoil (of a gun) / backlash / reactive force
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
pedestal type WC
to work office hours / on duty
(idiom) to sit on the ground or the floor
to be seated
inside informer / mole / plant
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
to sit in meditation; to meditate
system of polar coordinates
to be imprisoned
to sit around / to sit idly
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
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
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  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
to sit / to take a seat / to take (a bus, airplane etc) / to bear fruit / variant of
HSK 1
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
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
Chinese drum-shaped stool
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation
to sit upright
to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in
to sit astride / to ride
seat / chair
suppository
seat (at a banquet) / to attend a banquet
to be restless
to sit cross-legged (as in the lotus position)
crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
sciatica
sit-in strike
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
to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight
rectangular coordinates
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  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
surname Zuo
bidet
to be the reigning emperor / to ascend to the imperial throne
sit-in protest demonstration
I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions

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