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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Stroke count: 7

Level: 1

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 14875 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)
See all 70 compounds (CantoDict reports 72 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 8 examples containing 坐

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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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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