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Expressing 'to sit' with 坐 (zuò)
Actions & Events
Direction & Movement
Structure
Subject + 坐 + Complement
Explanation
The verb 坐 (zuò) means "to sit." It is one of the most common verbs in Chinese and is often combined with directional complements like 起来 to indicate the motion of sitting up. For example, 坐起来 means "to sit up."
Examples
请坐，不用客气。
Qǐng zuò, bùyòng kèqi.
Please sit down — make yourself at home.
他从床上坐起来，揉了揉眼睛。
Tā cóng chuáng shàng zuò qǐlái, róu le róu yǎnjing.
He sat up in bed and rubbed his eyes.
我在公园的椅子上坐了一下午。
Wǒ zài gōngyuán de yǐzi shàng zuò le yī xiàwǔ.
I sat on a bench in the park for the whole afternoon.