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to take
to be situated
to sit properly
to sit facing each other
to sit down
to sit and wait
recoil
to sit together
seated image
to sit in meditation
see 坐月子[zuo4 yue4 zi5]
to take the car, bus, train etc
Notice where 坐 sits in each complete thought.
He didn't go out, but instead sat down.
Source: Tatoeba #1313744 · CC BY 2.0 FRWe had better sit down here.
Source: Tatoeba #455061 · CC BY 2.0 FRI think you're going to want to sit down.
Source: Tatoeba #7771955 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.