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Usages of zuò
他 站 着 等 公交车， 我 坐 着 看 书。tā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn shū.
He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
我 坐 着 等 她。wǒ zuò zhe děng tā.
I am sitting and waiting for her.
他 喜欢 坐 在 窗户 旁边 的 椅子 上 看 书。tā xǐhuan zuò zài chuānghu pángbiān de yǐzi shàng kàn shū.
He likes to sit on the chair by the window and read.
今天 下班 以后， 我们 没 走错 路， 最后 在 公园 里 找到 了 一 个 安静 的 地方 坐 在 椅子 上。jīntiān xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒmen méi zǒucuò lù, zuìhòu zài gōngyuán lǐ zhǎodào le yí gè ānjìng de dìfang zuò zài yǐzi shàng.
After work today, we didn’t go the wrong way and finally found a quiet place in the park to sit on a chair.
我 坐 在 左边， 她 坐 在 右边。wǒ zuò zài zuǒbiān, tā zuò zài yòubian.
I sit on the left, and she sits on the right.
音乐会 里 的 观众 不 多， 大家 都 坐 在 那里 安静 地 听。yīnyuèhuì lǐ de guānzhòng bù duō, dàjiā dōu zuò zài nàli ānjìng de tīng.
There weren’t many people in the audience at the concert; everyone sat there listening quietly.
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