Word information
Simplified坐镇
Traditional坐鎮
Pinyinzuò zhèn
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
坐镇
zuò zhèn · (of a commanding officer) to keep watch; to oversee
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坐zuò
surname Zuo; to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座[zuo4]
乘坐chéngzuòto take (a ship, plane etc); to ride (in a train or other vehicle)
城镇chéngzhèntown; cities and towns
镇zhènto press down; to calm; to subdue; to suppress; to guard; garrison; small town; to cool or chill (food or drinks)
镇定zhèndìngcalm; unperturbed; cool
镇静zhènjìngcalm; cool