坐 (co5) — sit; be seated in Cantonese

coˏ₅坐

Mandarin Pinyin: zuo4

Meaning of 坐

nounsit; be seated

noun(of a building) have its back towards

nounput (a pan, etc) on a fire

nounseat (as variant of 座)

nounconvict; sentence; be sentenced

nountravel by/on (bus, airplane, lift, etc)

verbto sit; to be seated

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Example Sentences with 坐

佢坐喺我隔籬

He sits next to me

噉就坐的士囉!

A taxi it will be, then!

你哋冇幾何嚟就坐耐啲啦

As you all seldom come, do stay (sit) a little longer.

有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃

There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.

我地坐的士去咧?

Let's take a taxi, shall we?

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Words Containing 坐

坐這山望那山一事無成zo6 ze5 saan1 mong6 naa5 saan1 jat1 si6 mou4 sing4

sitting on this hill, looking over to another hill won't accomplish anything.

坐唔定co5 m4 ding6

be restless; cannot sit still; fidget

坐墊zo6 zin3

seat pad; cushion

常坐汽車者soeng4 co5 hei3 ce1 ze2

motorist

坐好co5 hou2

to sit properly; to sit up straight

坐下co5 haa6

sit down | [粵]: 坐低

坐夜co5 je2

to keep vigil in the night, sit up all night

坐飛機co5 fei1 gei1

(to travel) by air, by plane

坐車co5 ce1

by car; rides in a vehicle

坐井觀天zo6 zeng2 gun1 tin1

ignorant and narrow-minded (lit., "to view the sky from the bottom of a well")

坐霸王車co5 baa3 wong4 ce1

ride a taxi without paying or bus without a ticket

就坐zau6 co5

sitting

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