Usages of zuò
我们 是 坐 地铁 去 医院 的， 票 也 不 贵。wǒmen shì zuò dìtiě qù yīyuàn de, piào yě bú guì.
We went to the hospital by subway; the tickets weren’t expensive.
我们 是 骑 自行车 去 的， 不 是 坐 地铁 去 的。wǒmen shì qí zìxíngchē qù de, bú shì zuò dìtiě qù de.
We went by bicycle, not by subway.
她 现在 住 在 公司 旁边， 坐 地铁 很 方便。tā xiànzài zhù zài gōngsī pángbiān, zuò dìtiě hěn fāngbiàn.
She now lives near the company; taking the subway is very convenient.
今天 我 不 开 车， 我 坐 地铁。jīntiān wǒ bù kāi chē, wǒ zuò dìtiě.
I'm not driving today; I'm taking the subway.
除了 周末 以外， 我们 都 从 家 坐 地铁 到 公司。Chúle zhōumò yǐwài, wǒmen dōu cóng jiā zuò dìtiě dào gōngsī.
Except on weekends, we all take the subway from home to the company.
公园 很 远， 我们 坐 地铁 吧。gōngyuán hěn yuǎn, wǒmen zuò dìtiě ba.
The park is far; let’s take the subway.
我 住 在 一 个 新 公寓 里， 在 十 楼， 每天 都 坐 电梯 上去。wǒ zhù zài yí gè xīn gōngyù lǐ, zài shí lóu, měitiān dōu zuò diàntī shàngqù.
I live in a new apartment on the tenth floor and take the elevator up every day.
她 不 喜欢 坐 电梯， 每次 都 走 楼梯 下楼 回 公寓。tā bù xǐhuan zuò diàntī, měicì dōu zǒu lóutī xiàlóu huí gōngyù.
She doesn’t like taking the elevator; every time she walks down the stairs back to the apartment.
她 觉得 每天 走 楼梯 上楼 比 坐 电梯 更 健康。tā juéde měitiān zǒu lóutī shànglóu bǐ zuò diàntī gèng jiànkāng.
She feels that walking up the stairs every day is healthier than taking the elevator.
我们 走 楼梯 上楼， 不 坐 电梯。wǒmen zǒu lóutī shànglóu, bú zuò diàntī.
We go upstairs by the stairs and don’t take the elevator.
我 家 在 这 个 城市 的 北 边， 去 公司 要 坐 地铁 一会儿。wǒ jiā zài zhè gè chéngshì de běi bian, qù gōngsī yào zuò dìtiě yíhuìr.
My home is in the north of this city; to get to the company I need to take the subway for a while.
她 觉得 坐 地铁 去 机场 比 坐 公交车 更 方便。tā juéde zuò dìtiě qù jīchǎng bǐ zuò gōngjiāochē gèng fāngbiàn.
She thinks taking the subway to the airport is more convenient than taking the bus.
明天 我们 在 火车站 见面， 然后 一起 坐 火车 去 这 个 城市 南边 的 公园。Míngtiān wǒmen zài huǒchēzhàn jiànmiàn, ránhòu yìqǐ zuò huǒchē qù zhè gè chéngshì nánbian de gōngyuán.
Tomorrow we’ll meet at the train station and then take a train together to the park in the south of this city.
他 觉得 坐 火车 旅游 很 舒服， 在 火车 上 也 可以 看 照片。tā juéde zuò huǒchē lǚyóu hěn shūfu, zài huǒchē shàng yě kěyǐ kàn zhàopiàn.
He feels that traveling by train is very comfortable, and on the train you can also look at photos.
早上 她 常常 从 地铁站 走 到 公交站 坐 公交车 去 公司。zǎoshang tā chángcháng cóng dìtiězhàn zǒu dào gōngjiāozhàn zuò gōngjiāochē qù gōngsī.
In the morning she often walks from the subway station to the bus stop and takes a bus to the company.
我 每天 早上 坐 公交车 的 时候， 常常 跟 司机 说 “早上好”。wǒ měitiān zǎoshang zuò gōngjiāochē de shíhou, chángcháng gēn sījī shuō “zǎoshanghǎo".
Every morning on the bus I often say “good morning” to the driver.
现在 交通 很 发达， 从 郊区 到 市中心 的 地铁 常常 很 满， 要 坐 四十 分钟， 比 公交车 方便。xiànzài jiāotōng hěn fādá, cóng jiāoqū dào shìzhōngxīn de dìtiě chángcháng hěn mǎn, yào zuò sìshí fēnzhōng, bǐ gōngjiāochē fāngbiàn.
Transportation is very developed now; the subway from the suburbs to downtown is often very full and takes forty minutes, but it’s more convenient than the bus.
冬天 要是 下雪 了， 她 不 是 坐 地铁， 就 是 早点儿 回家。dōngtiān yàoshi xiàxuě le, tā bú shì zuò dìtiě, jiù shì zǎodiǎnr huíjiā.
If it snows in winter, she either takes the subway or goes home early.
我们 坐 船 去。wǒmen zuò chuán qù.
We will go by boat.
我们 明天 坐 飞机 去。wǒmen míngtiān zuò fēijī qù.
We are going by airplane tomorrow.
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