坐 (co5 zo6 | zuo4) : sit; seat; travel by

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坐

co5 zo6

zuo4

[1] [v] sit; be seated
[2] [n] seat (as variant of 座)
[3] [v] travel by/on (bus, airplane, lift, etc)
[4] [v] (of a building) have its back towards
[5] [v] put (a pan, etc) on a fire
[6] [v] convict; sentence; be sentenced

Jyutping zo6 is literary reading; co5 is colloquial. They are usually not interchangeable.

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Radical: 土 (#32)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

坐

Don't confuse with:
來夾爽

This word has been viewed 14914 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 25th Jul 2013 15:41

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坐低 co5 dai1 = sit down 粵

坐下 co5 haa6 zuo4 xia5 = sit down

坐唔定 co5 m4 ding6 zuo4 wu2 ding4 = be restless; cannot sit still 粵

坐班 co5 baan1 zuo4 ban1 = to keep office hours

坐監 co5 gaam1 zuo4 jian1 = to be in prison; to be in jail

坐牢 co5 lou4 zuo4 lao2 = to be in prison; to be in jail 國

坐定定 co5 ding6 ding6 zuo4 ding4 ding4 = to sit calmly and steadily 粵

就坐 zau6 co5 = sitting

靜坐 zing6 zo6 jing4 zuo4 = sit quietly, sit still as a form of therapy, sit in meditation, zazen

乘坐 sing4 co5/zo6 = ride (in a vehicle)

坐夜 co5 je6*2 = to keep vigil in the night, sit up all night

坐月子 co5 jyut6 zi2 zuo4 yue4 zi5 = sitting the month

坐正 co5 zeng3 = to sit properly, to sit up straight

坐霸王車 co5 baa3 wong4 ce1 zuo4 ba4 wang2 che1 = ride a taxi without paying or bus without a ticket

坐墊 zo6 zin3 = seat pad; cushion

坐噴射機去 co5 pan3 se6 gei1 heoi3 = to go by jet

常坐汽車者 soeng4 co5 hei3 ce1 ze2 chang2 zuo4 qi4 che1 zhe3 = motorist

坐浴盆 co5 juk6 pun4 zuo4 yu4 pen2 = bidet

坐好 co5 hou2 zuo4 hao3 = to sit properly; to sit up straight

坐船 co5 syun4 zuo4 chuan2 = go by boat

坐廁 co5 ci3 = sit-down toilet

坐這山望那山一事無成 zo6 ze5 saan1 mong6 naa5 saan1 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4 = sitting on this hill, looking over to another hill won't accomplish anything. 國

坐花廳 co5 faa1 teng1 zuo4 hua1 ting1 = to be sentenced to or to sit in jail or prison, to sit in "the classroom" (班房)

坐飛機 co5 fei1 gei1 = (to travel) by air, by plane

坐火車 co5 fo2 ce1 = (to travel) by train

坐飛機位 co5 fei1 gei1 wai6*2 = sitting in the "nosebleed" (very top) section in the theater, stadium, gymnasium, etc.

坐月 co5 jyut6*2 zuo4 yue4 = sitting the month

坐穩車 co5 wan2 ce1 = good luck saying for those going by land

坐穩船 co5 wan2 syun4 = good luck saying for those going by sea

坐地車 co5 dei6 ce1 = to travel by underground rail

坐以待斃 zo6 ji5 doi6 bai6 = to sit around waiting for death

坐檯月曆 zo6 toi4*2 jyut6 lik6 = desk calendar

打坐 daa2 zo6 da3 zuo4 = sit in meditation, zazen

坐禪 zo6 sim4 zuo4 chan2 = sit in meditation, zazen

坐不住 co5 bat1 zyu6 zuo4 bu4 zhu4 = unable to sit still 國

坐冷板凳 co5 laang5 baan2 dang3 zuo4 leng3 ban3 deng4 = hold a title without any obligations of office; be kept waiting long for an assignment or an audience with a VIP

坐在 co5 zoi6 zuo4 zai4 = sit in

坐定 co5 ding6 zuo4 ding4 = to be seated

坐山觀虎鬥 zo6 saan1 gun1 fu2 dau3 zuo4 shan1 guan1 hu3 dou4 = sit on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight (watch in safety while others fight, then reap the spoils when both sides are exhausted)

坐車 co5 ce1 zuo4 che1 = by car; rides in a vehicle

坐法 co5 faat3 zuo4 fa3 = to be punished for a crime

坐滿 co5 mun5 = full seating; "a full house" with no seats left

坐波監 co5 bo1 gaam1 = player in a ball game is penalized and cannot play (to sit out on a yellow card) 粵

陪坐 pui4 co5 = to sit with customers (as a hostess does at a nightclub) 粵

坐井觀天 zo6 zeng2 gun1 tin1 zuo4 jing3 guan1 tian1 = ignorant and narrow-minded

坐立不安 zo6 laap6 bat1 on1 zuo4 li4 bu4 an1 = (nervous person) on pins and needles, unable to keep calm 國

坐館 co5 gun2 = manager of a gang group but not the big boss 粵

平起平坐 ping4 hei2 ping4 zo6 ping2 qi3 ping2 zuo4 = be equal; of two people to have equal status

坐言起行 zo6 jin4 hei2 hang4 zuo4 yan2 qi3 xing2 = to put words into action; to match one's words with action

坐直升機 co5 zik6 sing1 gei1 zuo4 zhi2 sheng1 ji1 = 1. ride in a helicopter 2. to swiftly get promoted 粵

坐埋一條船 co5 maai4 jat1 tiu4 syun4 zuo4 mai2 yi1 tiao2 chuan2 = be one the same boat together; be in the same situation as another person 粵

坐收漁人之利 zo6 sau1 jyu4 jan4 zi1 lei6 zuo4 shou1 yu2 ren2 zhi1 li4 = let somebody else do all the work and reap all the benefit

坐骨神經痛 co5 gwat1 san4 ging1 tung3 zuo4 gu3 shen2 jing1 tong4 = Sciatica. pain, weakness in the leg caused by pressure on the sciatic nerve

坐標 zo6 biu1 = coordinates

坐騎 zo6 kei3 zuo4 qi2 = saddle horse

坐標法 zo6 biu1 faat3 zuo4 biao1 fa3 = [geom.] the method of coordinates

坐標系 zo6 biu1 hai6 zuo4 biao1 xi4 = [geom.] coordinate system

X坐標 X-zo6 biu1 X zuo4 biao1 = [math.] x-coordinate

Y坐標 Y-zo6 biu1 Y zuo4 biao1 = [math.] y-coordinate

坐標幾何 zo6 biu1 gei2 ho4 zuo4 biao1 ji3 he2 = [math.] coordinate geometry

極坐標 gik6 zo6 biu1 ji2 zuo4 biao1 = [math.] polar coordinates

極坐標系統 gik6 zo6 biu1 hai6 tung2 ji2 zuo4 biao1 xi4 tong3 = [math.] polar coordinate system

直角坐標平面 zik6 gok3 zo6 biu1 ping4 min6*2 zhi2 jiao3 zuo4 biao1 ping2 mian4 = [math.] rectangular coordinate plane

放屁坐墊 fong3 pei3 zo6 zin3 fang4 pi4 zuo4 dian4 = a whoopee cushion (common formation)

坐定粒六 zo6 ding6 nap1 luk6 = have full confidence 粵

坐式 co5 sik1 = [yoga] sitting poses

棒坐 paang5 co5 = [yoga] Sandasana, Staff

至善坐 zi3 sin6 co5 = [yoga] Siddhasana, Adept's Pose

蓮花坐 lin4 faa1 co5 = [yoga] Padmasana, Lotus

坐廣角式 co5 gwong2 gok3 sik1 = [yoga] Wide Angle Forward Extending

坐扭曲式 co5 nau2 kuk1 sik1 = [yoga] Ardha Matsyendrasana, Spinal Twist

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坐低啦！粵
Sit down!

佢坐喺我隔籬粵
He sits next to me

噉就坐的士囉! 粵
A taxi it will be, then!

你哋冇幾何嚟就坐耐啲啦粵
As you all seldom come, do stay (sit) a little longer.

有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃粵
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

佢一坐嚫船就頭暈粵
He feels dizzy every time he takes a ferry.

我去嚫旅行都坐國泰。
Every time I go to travel I take Cathay Pacific.
[[粵] V-嚫 ... 都... Pattern that means every time someone does something, such and such will happen.]

我地坐的士去咧? 粵
Let's take a taxi, shall we?

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