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HSK
to sit down
HSK 1
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)
lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom) / restless / fidgety
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)
coordinate (geometry)
to turn a blind eye to
cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊|块
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
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
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
sitting toilet (contrasted with 蹲廁|蹲厕 squat toilet)
coordinate space
to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
pedestal type WC
to work office hours / on duty
to be seated
inside informer / mole / plant
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
to sit in meditation; to meditate
to be imprisoned
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
(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation
seat / chair
suppository
seat (at a banquet) / to attend a banquet
to be restless
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
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
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  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
surname Zuo
bidet
to be the reigning emperor / to ascend to the imperial throne
bidet
to be in prison
bar girl / professional escort
toilet seat
variant of 座駕|座驾


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