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zuò

坐zuòzuò
to sit
FromLesson 7inHardcore Chinese

Usages of zuò

他tā　站zhàn　着zhe　等děng　公交车gōngjiāochē，　我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　看kàn　书shū。tā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn shū.
He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　等děng　她tā。wǒ zuò zhe děng tā.
I am sitting and waiting for her.
他tā　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　窗户chuānghu　旁边pángbiān　的de　椅子yǐzi　上shàng　看kàn　书shū。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jīntiān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu，　我们wǒmen　没méi　走错zǒucuò　路lù，　最后zuìhòu　在zài　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　找到zhǎodào　了le　一yí　个gè　安静ānjìng　的de　地方dìfang　坐zuò　在zài　椅子yǐzi　上shàng。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wǒ　坐zuò　在zài　左边zuǒbiān，　她tā　坐zuò　在zài　右边yòubian。wǒ zuò zài zuǒbiān, tā zuò zài yòubian.
I sit on the left, and she sits on the right.
音乐会yīnyuèhuì　里lǐ　的de　观众guānzhòng　不bù　多duō，　大家dàjiā　都dōu　坐zuò　在zài　那里nàli　安静ānjìng　地de　听tīng。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.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　阳台yángtái　上shàng　看书kànshū，　可是kěshì　刮风guāfēng　的de　时候shíhou　会huì　把bǎ　窗帘chuānglián　拉上lāshàng。tā xǐhuan zuò zài yángtái shàng kànshū, kěshì guāfēng de shíhou huì bǎ chuānglián lāshàng.
She likes sitting on the balcony to read, but when it’s windy, she draws the curtains.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　喜欢xǐhuan　坐zuò　在zài　沙发shāfā　上shàng　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。zhōumò wǒ xǐhuan zuò zài shāfā shàng kàn diànyǐng.
On weekends I like to sit on the sofa and watch movies.
晚上wǎnshang　我wǒ　和hé　妈妈māma　坐zuò　在zài　沙发shāfa　上shàng　看kàn　电视diànshì。wǎnshang wǒ hé māma zuò zài shāfa shàng kàn diànshì.
In the evening, my mom and I sit on the sofa and watch TV.
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