坐 zuò
“to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc)”
verbHSK 1 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
坐 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 298: 坐 zuò — Level 1; official annotation 1 (动). PDF page 87
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用法How to use 坐
坐 means 'to sit'—to put your body on a chair, seat, or other surface. It is also the everyday verb for 'take' a vehicle, as in 坐飞机 or 坐出租车. Common patterns are 坐在 + place (+ 上/里) and 坐 + vehicle (+ 去 + place).
例句Example sentences
- 请坐。qǐng zuò.Please sit down.
- 我坐在椅子上。wǒ zuò zài yǐ zi shàng.I am sitting on a chair.
- 我们坐飞机去北京。wǒ men zuò fēi jī qù běi jīng.We are taking a plane to Beijing.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我坐作业。
✓我做作业。
坐 means 'sit'; for doing an activity like homework, use 做.
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✗我坐在椅子。
✓我坐在椅子上。
With 坐在 + object, use 上 (or 里) after the object to show position.
义项All meanings
- Zuò: surname Zuo
- zuò: to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of 座