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to sit 坐
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to take (a seat/a bus)
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坐
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| to sit, to take (a seat/a bus), bear fruit
zuò
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坐
土
人
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Two people 人 on the earth/ground 土
Two people on the ground: they are sitting.
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座
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| seat, base, stand, classifier for buildings, mountains
zuò
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广
坐
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From top: building 广, to sit 坐 (Two persons 人人 sit on the earth/ground 土)
In the building you sit on your seat/place.
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挫
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| obstructed, to fail, oppress / repress, defeat, frustration
cuò
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扌
坐
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Left: hand 扌, right: to sit 坐 (Two persons 人 sit on the earth 土) [cf. seat 座]
The hand on which he sat, became obstructed and this made him fail.
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