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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
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *坐* | 坐* | *坐
surname Zuo
cushion / (motorbike) seat / CL: 塊|块
coordinate (geometry)
to take the car, bus, train etc
ischium
to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
saddle horse / mount
(of a commanding officer) to keep watch / to oversee
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. 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)
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
tradesman / shopkeeper
to be seated
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
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)
method of coordinates (geometry)
to be in prison
to let sth slip by / to miss an opportunity
inside informer / mole / plant
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
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
lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger
bidet
to sit properly / to sit up straight
bidet
pedestal type WC
seat / chair
Chinese drum-shaped stool
to take an elevator
to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)
sciatica
to reap where one has not sown (idiom)
seated image (of a Buddha or saint)
to die in a seated posture (Buddhism)
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
to do a parachute jump
variant of 座駕|座驾
to be the reigning emperor / to ascend to the imperial throne
coordinate space
coordinate system (geometry)


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