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HSK
to sit down
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
vegetative existence / to consume passively without doing anything useful
to sit properly / to sit up straight
to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
to sit together
to take an elevator
to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
to stand by and watch; to look on passively
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 be on an equal footing
to sit in meditation / to meditate
cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊|块
to travel by / to ride on
sitting posture
to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator)
to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
to bear fruit
coordinate (geometry)
ischium
to sit quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in
polar coordinates (math.)
to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
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
vertical coordinate / ordinate
to be restless
(of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee
to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
to sit down
sit-in strike
sit-up (physical exercise)
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 do a parachute jump
to sit upright and still (idiom)
to sit cross-legged (as in the lotus position)
akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug) / unable to sit still / hyperactivity / restlessness
to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity
coordinate system (geometry)
pedestal type WC
to work office hours / on duty
(idiom) to sit on the ground or the floor
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
to be seated
inside informer / mole / plant
sit-in protest demonstration
to turn a blind eye to
to be imprisoned
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
recoilless rifle
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *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
to be the reigning emperor / to ascend to the imperial throne
recoil (of a gun) / backlash
Chinese drum-shaped stool
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
to sit around / to sit idly
sciatic nerve
recoil (of a gun) / backlash / reactive force
to sit upright
seat / chair
to take the car, bus, train etc
seat (at a banquet) / to attend a banquet
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
method of coordinates (geometry)
horizontal coordinate / abscissa
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
soft seat (= first class in PRC trains)
sit-in protest
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)
to sit still and do nothing / to sit tight
intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
surname Zuo
toilet seat
bidet
saddle horse / mount
coordinate space
the whole audience silent with expectation
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
I am who I am and not ashamed of it; to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions
bidet
to be embarrassed / to be put in a difficult situation
to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
guilt by association
to sit facing each other
Cartesian coordinate system
sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕 squat toilet)
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation

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