坐坐
Basic Meaning
Used alone or with '请' for 'please sit'.
to sit
把臀部放在椅子、凳子或其他物体上，支持身体重量。
Words:
Sentences:
- 请坐，我马上给你倒茶。Please have a seat, I'll pour you tea right away.
- 他正坐在沙发上安静地看书。He is sitting quietly on the sofa reading a book.
v
Must be followed by the type of vehicle.
to take; to ride (a vehicle)
乘；搭。
Words:
坐车坐飞机坐船坐火车坐硬席
Sentences:
- 我每天坐地铁去上班。I take the subway to work every day.
- 这次旅行我们打算坐飞机去。We plan to go by plane for this trip.
v
Often used in traditional building descriptions like 坐北朝南 (facing south with back to north).
(of a building) to face away from; to have its back to (a direction)
（建筑物）背对着某方向。
Words:
坐北朝南坐落
Sentences:
- 这座老房子坐北朝南，采光很好。This old house faces south (with its back to the north), so it gets plenty of sunlight.
v
An old, formal legal term. The idiom 连坐 (group punishment) survives in modern usage.
(archaic) to condemn; to convict of a crime
旧指定罪。
Words:
反坐连坐坐死罪
Sentences:
- 在古代，犯人可能会被连坐。In ancient times, a criminal's family or associates could be convicted by association.
v
Common in terms like 后坐力 (recoil force).
to recoil (of a gun); to subside/sink (of a building)
枪炮由于反作用而向后移动；建筑物由于基础不稳固而下沉。
Words:
后坐力无坐力炮
Sentences:
- 这种大炮的后坐力非常强。The recoil of this type of cannon is very strong.
v
Usually negative, implying passivity in a bad situation.
to remain idle; to do nothing
不出力；白闲着。
Words:
坐吃山空坐以待毙坐收渔翁之利
Sentences:
- 如果只知道花钱而不工作，早晚会坐吃山空的。If you only know how to spend money and don't work, you'll eventually deplete your resources.
- 我们不能坐以待毙，必须想想办法。We can't just sit around waiting for death; we must think of a way out.
v
Often used for professions (坐堂大夫) or locations of business (坐商).
to be stationed at; to be fixed at (a place for a purpose)
在某处；固定在某地。
Words:
坐牢坐馆坐商坐堂大夫
Sentences:
- 他因犯罪被判坐牢三年。He was sentenced to three years in prison for the crime.
- 她是这家诊所的坐堂大夫。She is the resident doctor at this clinic.
Writing & Component
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