座

zuò

seat; base; stand; (bound form) constellation

nounmeasure word HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

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座

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Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

座
  • 座位zuòwèiseatB4
  • 讲座jiǎngzuòcourse of lecturesB5
  • 插座chāzuòsocketB6
  • 就座jiùzuòto take a seatB7
  • 星座xīngzuòconstellationB7
  • 座谈zuòtánto have an informal discussionB7
  • 座右铭zuòyòumíngmottoB7

See it in sentences

前面有一座桥。

There is a bridge ahead.

这座山很高。

This mountain is very high.