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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
to be situated / to be located (of a building)
HSK 7-9
coordinate (geometry)
saddle horse / mount
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
surname Zuo
to be imprisoned
sitting posture
seat (at a banquet) / to attend a banquet
cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊|块
Chinese drum-shaped stool
to work office hours / on duty
(of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee
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 be seated
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
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 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
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
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 be restless
variant of 座駕|座驾
coordinate system (geometry)
to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
sciatica
to enjoy (the benefit of sth) without lifting a finger; to sit back and enjoy (favorable circumstances)
to sit properly / to sit up straight
pedestal type WC
sciatic nerve
bidet
bidet
method of coordinates (geometry)
to take an elevator
bar girl / professional escort
ischium
to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance
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
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
inside informer / mole / plant
seat / chair
unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)
to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
to turn a blind eye to
to take the car, bus, train etc
(Buddhism) to sit in contemplation
to do a parachute jump
to be the reigning emperor / to ascend to the imperial throne
coordinate space


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