座

Seat in Chinese: 座 (zuò)

zuò

seat

HSK 3.0 Level 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1seat
  2. 2base
  3. 3stand
  4. 4(archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座
  5. 5classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

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座

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄨㄛˋ

zuò

ㄗ/ zㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

See 座 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 那座桥不长。

    nà zuò qiáo bù cháng。

    That bridge isn't long.

  • 那是一座塔。

    nà shì yí zuò tǎ。

    That's a tower.

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Related words

座位

zuò wèi

seat

讲座

jiǎng zuò

a course of lectures

让座

ràng zuò

to give up one's seat for sb

就座

jiù zuò

to take a seat

星座

xīng zuò

constellation

座谈

zuò tán

to have an informal discussion

座谈会

zuò tán huì

conference

座右铭

zuò yòu míng

motto

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