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HSK
to sit down
HSK 1
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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
please, have a seat
HSK 1
to ride (in a vehicle)
HSK 5
to be situated / to be located (of a building)
HSK 7-9
to serve as evidence for (an accusation etc); to reinforce (a perception); to bear out; to substantiate
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
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  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
surname Zuo
cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊|块
coordinate (geometry)
to take the car, bus, train etc
ischium
(of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee
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 quietly / to meditate / to stage a sit-in
saddle horse / mount
to sit cross-legged (as in the lotus position)
to sit in a circle / seated around (a narrator)
recoil (of a gun) / backlash
to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate
to be restless
to sit in meditation; to meditate
to stand by and watch; to look on passively
sitting posture
lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom) / fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation
to sit upright
to sit in meditation / to meditate
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
sciatic nerve
to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
to sit down
lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded
benefit from others' dispute (idiom)
(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation
to sit together
polar coordinates (math.)
tradesman / shopkeeper
to sit facing each other
recoil (of a gun) / backlash / reactive force
to treat as guilty those associated with an offender (family, neighbors etc)
to be seated
recoilless rifle
to be embarrassed / to be put in a difficult situation
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
to be imprisoned
seat (at a banquet) / to attend a banquet
horizontal coordinate / abscissa
to sit upright and still (idiom)
to sit in the lotus position
to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)
to be on an equal footing
to work office hours / on duty
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 enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
method of coordinates (geometry)
to be in prison
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity
inside informer / mole / plant
to sit silently
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
suppository
to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom) / fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
sit-in strike
to bear fruit
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
to sit kneeling with legs folded underneath the thighs and buttocks resting on the heels
to sit with legs dangling
(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward / (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in
sit-up (physical exercise)
to travel by / to ride on
bidet
to sit properly / to sit up straight
bidet
seat / chair
pedestal type WC
Chinese drum-shaped stool
to take an elevator
sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
sciatica
rectangular coordinates
vertical coordinate / ordinate
lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation
intrinsic coordinates (geometry)
crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)
bar girl / professional escort
vegetative existence / to consume passively without doing anything useful
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕 squat toilet)
toilet seat
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
to sit and wait / (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)
to work as a hostess in a bar or KTV
to turn a blind eye to

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