Chinese word dictionary

座垫

zuò diàn · saddle (of a bicycle); seat (of a car or bike); chair cushion

Practice word

Word information

Simplified座垫

Traditional座墊

Pinyinzuò diàn

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.

座zuò

seat; stand, base

垫diàn

cushion, mat, pad; to advance money, to pay for another

How to learn 座垫

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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Words with the same characters

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座zuò

seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座[shi1 zuo4]); classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

座位zuòwèi

seat; CL:個|个[ge4]

讲座jiǎngzuò

course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position)

插座chāzuò

socket; outlet

垫diàn

pad; cushion; mat; to pad out; to fill a gap; to pay for sb; to advance (money)

垫底diàndǐ

to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime; to lay the foundation; to come last in the rankings