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1 zuòZuo4to sit; to take a seat; to take (a bus, airplane etc); to bear fruit; variant of ; surname Zuo
2坐下 坐下 zuò xiazuo4 xia5to sit down
3坐标 坐標 zuò biāozuo4 biao1coordinate (geometry)
4乘坐 乘坐 chéng zuòcheng2 zuo4to ride (in a vehicle)
5坐标系 座標系 zuò biāo zuo4 biao1 xi4coordinate system (geometry)
6坐吃山空 坐吃山空 zuò chī shān kōngzuo4 chi1 shan1 kong1lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom); fig. to spend one's money without generating any income
7横坐标 橫座標 héng zuò biāoheng2 zuo4 biao1horizontal coordinate; abscissa
8静坐抗议示威 靜坐抗議示威 jìng zuò kàng shì wēijing4 zuo4 kang4 yi4 shi4 wei1sit-in protest demonstration
9静坐抗议 靜坐抗議 jìng zuò kàng jing4 zuo4 kang4 yi4sit-in protest
10静坐不能 靜坐不能 jìng zuò néngjing4 zuo4 bu4 neng2akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug); unable to sit still; hyperactivity; restlessness
11静坐罢工 靜坐罷工 jìng zuò gōngjing4 zuo4 ba4 gong1sit-in strike
12静坐 靜坐 jìng zuòjing4 zuo4to sit quietly; to meditate; to stage a sit-in
13家累千金,坐不垂堂 家累千金,坐不垂堂 jiā lěi qiān jīn , zuò chuí tángjia1 lei3 qian1 jin1 , zuo4 bu4 chui2 tang2lit. a wealthy person does not sit under the eaves (idiom); fig. a rich man does not expose himself to danger
14极坐标系 極座標系 zuò biāo ji2 zuo4 biao1 xi4system of polar coordinates
15后坐力 後坐力 hòu zuò hou4 zuo4 li4recoil (of a gun); backlash; reactive force
16后坐 後坐 hòu zuòhou4 zuo4recoil (of a gun); backlash
17趺坐 趺坐 zuòfu1 zuo4to sit in the lotus position
18反坐 反坐 fǎn zuòfan3 zuo4to sentence the accuser (and free the falsely accused defendant)
19端坐 端坐 duān zuòduan1 zuo4to sit upright
20打坐坡 打坐坡 zuò da3 zuo4 po1(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward; (of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in
21打坐 打坐 zuòda3 zuo4to sit in meditation; to meditate
22坐罪不贷 坐罪不貸 zuò zuì dàizuo4 zui4 bu4 dai4to be liable for full punishment (idiom)
23并坐 並坐 bìng zuòbing4 zuo4to sit together
24并起并坐 並起並坐 bìng bìng zuòbing4 qi3 bing4 zuo4to do everything together (idiom)
25抱膝而坐 抱膝而坐 bào ér zuòbao4 xi1 er2 zuo4to sit with one's arms around one's knees (idiom)

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