| 坐 | 353C45 22.11 | 部居  | 畫數 7 | ㄗㄨㄛˋ [zuo4] | ||
| N. | Interch. 座 a seat. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Sit: 坐下 sit down; 坐定 sit quietly; 坐好，坐正 sit properly; 坐立不安 feel uneasy, restless, whether sitting or standing; 坐冷板凳 “be put in cold storage,” be given the cold shoulder; 坐紅椅子 be the last of a number of successful candidates (allu. to the practice of making a check (□) with red ink at the end of a list of such candidates); 坐家兒女 an unmarried girl; 坐井觀天 take a narrow view of things, (“see the sky from the bottom of a well”); 如坐針氈 feel extremely uneasy (“like sitting on a pincushion”); 坐以待斃 resign oneself to death; 坐以待旦 quietly wait for the day to dawn; 坐失良機 let a golden opportunity slip by; 坐觀成敗 wait to see how s.t. succeeds (which side wins); 坐吃山空 remain at home and “eat away” a whole fortune; 上坐 sit in the seat of honor; 正坐，端坐 sit upright; 正襟危坐 sit solemnly (“gingerly”) as show of respect; 並坐 sit side by side; 靜坐 sit in silence, often as a form of physical or spiritual regimen; 獨坐 sit alone; 告坐 ask leave to sit; 列坐 sit in a row; 打坐 sit in meditation; 請坐 please sit down; 趺坐 sit with crossed legs on the ground; 陪坐 keep s.o. company. (2) Go by, ride in (car, boat, airplane). (3) Go to, arrive at: 坐堂 [zuo4tang2], 坐殿 [zuo4dian4]↓. (4) (Of things) fall back from pressure: 這堵牆往後坐了 the wall is beginning to give backwards; 後坐力 (of a gun) recoil. (5) Be accused for crime: 反坐 be punished for unfounded accusation against another; 連坐 be implicated in crime; 坐法 [zuo4fa3]↓. | |||||
| Prep. | Owing to, because of: 坐此解職 for this reason he was relieved of his duties. | |||||
| Words | 1. 坐板瘡 [zuo4ban3chuang1], n., (med.) sores on the buttocks. 2. 坐禪 [zuo4chan2], v.i., (Budd.) sit still in Zen meditation. 3. 坐床 [zuo4chuang2], (1) v.i., (of the bridegroom and bride (be formally seated on the edge of the bed in the bridal room after the wedding ceremony; (2) n., inaugural ceremony of the Dalai or Panchan Lama in Tibet. 4. 坐馳 [zuo4chi2], phr., (LL) thinking far away, though sitting quietly at home. 5. 坐大 [zuo4da4], v.i., allow s.o. to wax strong (without doing s.t. to prevent it). 6. 坐等兒 [zuo4deng3er0], v.t., sit and wait (for s.t. to happen). 7. 坐殿 [zuo4dian4], v.i., see [zuo4tang2]↓. 8. 坐地 [zuo4di4], (1) v.i., sit on the ground; (2) adv., on the spot: 坐地分  divide the booty on the spot; adv., 坐地兒 [zuo4di4er0], 坐地窩兒 [zuo4di4woeer0] phr.: (a) to begin with: 他坐地窩兒就不會 he doesn't know how in the first place; (b) right there and then: 坐地窩兒就辦妥了 had it done right away.9. 坐蹲兒 [zuo4dueer0](sp. phr.),, v.i., squat on the heels. 10. 坐墩 [zuo4dun1], n., an earthen or procelain stool. 11. 坐法 [zuo4fa3], v.i., be punished for crime. 12. 坐館 [zuo4guan3], v.i., (1) formerly, be a tutor in a private school; (2) formerly, serve as a secretary to an official. 13. 坐關 [zuo4guan1], phr., (Budd.) shut oneself up to chant the sutras and be lost in contemplation for a fixed period of time. 14. 坐功 [zuo4gong1], n., (Taoism) the practice of sitting in silence to meditate. 15. 坐賈 [zuo4gu3], n., a shopkeeper. 16. 坐化 [zuo4hua4], v.i., (Budd.) die remaining seated cross-legged. 17. 坐帳 [zuo4zhang4], v.i., see [zuo4chuang2]↑. 18. 坐鎮 [zuo4zhen4], v.t., (of a military commander) to garrison (a city area, district). 19. 坐騎 [zuo4ji4], n., (MC) one's personal mount. 20. 坐莊 [zuo4zhuang1], (1) n, formerly, a resident agent for business firms; [zuo4zhuang1], (2) v.i., be the banker in games of chance. 21. 坐鐘 [zuo4zhong1], n., a desk clock. 22. 坐致 [zuo4zhi4], v.t., earn (profit) without working for it. 23. 坐具 [zuo4jU4], n., chairs and benches. 24. 坐科 [zuo4ke1], v.i., be apprenticed in an operatic class in one's tender years. 25. 坐客 [zuo4ke4], n., a passenger on boat, etc. (cf. 行客 91B.00). 26. 坐扣 [zuo4kou4], v.t., to take deduction (from bill for expenses, etc.). 27. 坐困 [zuo4kun4], v.i., to find oneself in a helpless situation. 28. 坐兒 [zuo4er0], n., (1) a seat (in a theater, teahouse); (2) (coll.) patrons of saloons, bars, teahouses. 29. 坐落 [zuo4luo4], n., the location of a piece of land (a house). 30. 坐坡 [zuo4po1], v.i., sit with body leaning backwards: 打坐坡 to sit thus. 31. 坐蓐 [zuo4ru4]1, v.i., (of a woman) be in labor. 32. 坐褥 [zuo4ru4]2, n., cushion (for sitting on). 33. 坐商 [zuo4shang1], n., shopkeeper (opp. 行商 a peddler, traveling trader). 34. 坐性 [zuo4xing0], n., ability to sit alone quietly for a long time. 35. 坐席 [zuo4xi2], v.i., (of guests) take seats at a dinner party. 36. 坐守 [zuo4shou3], v.i., remain patiently to wait or look after s.t. 37. 坐食 [zuo4shi2]1, v.i., eat without working for one's living. 38. 坐實 [zuo4shi2]2, adj., (1) solid, firm, strong: 桌子做的很坐實 the table is solidly made; (2) substantiated. 39. 坐索 [zuo4suo3], v.i., remain at s.o.’s to demand payment of debt. 40. 坐討 [zuo4tao3], v.i., ditto. 41. 坐堂 [zuo4tang2], v.i., (formerly, of magistrates) sit in court. 42. 坐草 [zuo4cao3], v.i., see [zuo4ru4]1↑. 43. 坐曹 [zuo4cao2], v.i., (formerly, of bureaucrats) attend office. 44. 坐次 [zuo4ci4], n., seating arrangements (for guests). 45. 坐罪 [zuo4zui4], v.i., be sentenced by court for crime. 46. 坐忘 [zuo4wang4], adj., oblivious of one's surroundings, free from worldly concerns. 47. 坐位 [zuo4wei4], n., a seat. 48. 坐窩兒 [zuo4wo1er0], adv., see [zuo4di0wo1er0]↑. 49. 坐衙 [zuo4ya2], v.i., see [zuo4tang2]↑. 50. 坐藥 [zuo4yao4], n., (med.) a suppository. 51. 坐夜 [zuo4ye4], v.i., keep vigil in the night, sit up all night. | |||||