Chinese word dictionary

坐禅

zuò chán · to sit in meditation; to meditate

Practice word

Word information

Simplified坐禅

Traditional坐禪

Pinyinzuò chán

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

坐zuò

seat; to sit; to ride, to travel by

禅chán

meditation, contemplation

How to learn 坐禅

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Zen saying repeated as cant; (fig.) catchphrase; mantra; favorite expression; stock phrase

坐落zuòluò

to be situated; to be located (of a building)

坐好zuò hǎo

to sit properly; to sit up straight

对坐duì zuò

to sit facing each other

坐下zuò xia

to sit down