坐 zuò

1. zuò verb to sit
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Posture
   Notes: Especially, to sit cross-legged (Guoyu '坐' v 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 40; Unihan '坐')
2. zuò verb to ride
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Transportation
   Notes: A bus, airplane etc. 坐 is synonymous with 乘, in this sense (Guoyu '坐' v 4; Unihan '坐')
3. zuò verb to visit
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '坐' v 8)
4. zuò noun a seat
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: Variant of 座 (Guoyu '坐' n 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 40; Unihan '坐')
5. zuò verb to hold fast to; to stick to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 坐 is synonymous with 坚守, in this sense.
6. zuò verb to be in a position
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Especially of a building or other architectural structure to sit in a postion and face a certain direction (Guoyu '坐' v 3)
7. zuò preposition because; for
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   
8. zuò verb to convict; to try
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: 坐 is synonymous with 定罪 in this sense (Guoyu '坐' v 6; Rouzer 2007, p. 40)
9. zuò verb to stay
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 坐 is synonymous with 居留 or 停留, in this sense (Guoyu '坐' v 3)
10. zuò verb to kneel
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '坐' v 2)
11. zuò verb to violate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 干犯 (Guoyu '坐' v 5)
12. zuò verb to sit; niṣad
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: niṣad, Pali: nisajjā, Japanese: za, Tibetan: bzhugs sam 'dug (BCSD '坐', p. 293; FGDB '坐'; Mahāvyutpatti 'nyaṣīdat'; MW 'niṣad'; SH '坐', p. 234; Unihan '坐')
13. zuò verb to sit cross-legged in meditation; paryaṅka
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: paryaṅka (BCSD '坐', p. 293; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 391; MW 'paryaṅka'; SH '坐', p. 234)

Contained in

• 一坐食戒 precept to eat only one meal a day without rising from the seat
• 敷座而坐 sat down on the seat arranged for him
• 安坐 steady meditation
• 静地禅坐颐养身心 海边散步开阔胸怀 树下小憩清凉自在 道路行走注意安全 居家团聚天伦之乐 月下沉思反省改过 心中有佛明心见性 人间修行与人为善(靜地禪坐頤養身心 海邊散步開闊胸懷 樹下小憩清涼自在 道路行走注意安全 居家團聚天倫之樂 月下沉思反省改過 心中有佛明心見性 人間修行與人為善) Nurture the body and mind in silent meditation. Broaden your mind by taking strolls along the beach. Stay calm and at peace when resting under trees. Be careful and safe when crossing roads. Enjoy time together with family at home. Reflect in the moonlight to amend your mistakes. Be mindful of the Buddha to discover your true nature. The cultivation of life is to be kind to others.
• 坐具 Sitting Mat ; a mat for sitting on
• 坐姿菩萨(坐姿菩薩) a seated Bodhisattva
• 单盘坐(單盤坐) to sit with one leg crossed; ardhaparyanka
• 坐百宝莲华(坐百寶蓮華) sitting on a lotus flower with a hundred jewels
• 四威仪; 1. 行如风 2. 立如松 3. 坐如钟 4. 卧如弓(四威儀; 1. 行如風 2. 立如松 3. 坐如鐘 4. 臥如弓) Four Kinds of Comportment: 1. Walk like the wind; 2. Stand like a pine; 3. Sit like a bell; 4. Sleep like a bow
• 结加趺坐(結加趺坐) to sit cross-legged
• 不坐卧高广大床(不坐臥高廣大床) not sit or lie on a high and wide bed
• 坐禅法要(坐禪法要) Essential Methods of Meditation
• 独坐大雄峯(獨坐大雄峯) to sit alone on a great mountain
• 半行半坐 part walking, part sitting
• 坐久成劳(坐久成勞) sitting for a long time, makes one weary
• 孤峯顶上草裏坐(孤峯頂上草裏坐) on the peak of a solitary mountain, sitting in the weeds
• 坐如钟(坐如鐘) sit like a bell ; sit like a bell
• 坐如来座(坐如來座) occupied the pulpit of the Tathâgata
• 坐禅学道(坐禪學道) practiced meditation and cultivated the way
• 静坐罗汉(靜坐羅漢) The Meditating Arhat; Nakula
• 半跏坐 to sit with one leg crossed; ardhaparyanka

Also contained in

坐商 、 极坐标 、 极坐标系 、 坐立难安 、 坐探 、 坐井观天 、 打坐坡 、 促坐 、 静坐罢工 、 坐关 、 坐吃山空 、 坐禅 、 垂足而坐 、 坐享其成 、 坐不安席 、 坐下 、 纵坐标 、 笛卡儿坐标制 、 软坐 、 坐而论道 、 坐像 、 坐力 、 宥坐器 、 坐药 、 搭坐 、 坐骑 、 交脚坐 、 坐蜡 、 后坐力 、 坐不垂堂

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 139
• Scroll 19 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 135
• Scroll 10 Bi Nai Ye 鼻奈耶 — count: 99
• Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 88
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 83
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 82
• Scroll 21 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 78
• Scroll 1 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 74
• Scroll 2 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 73
• Scroll 22 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 70

Collocations

• 一面坐 (一面坐) 一面坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 39
• 坐起 (坐起) 往來與剎利眾坐起言語 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 3 — count: 23
• 前坐 (前坐) 別取小牀敷在佛前坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 15
• 坐一面 (坐一面) 却坐一面 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 10
• 上坐 (上坐) 往堂上坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 9
• 佛坐 (佛坐) 拘樓孫佛坐尸利沙樹下成最正覺 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 7
• 坐未 (坐未) 其坐未久 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 5
• 坐一 (坐一) 坐一樹下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 坐卧 (坐臥) 佛母不坐臥 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 中坐 (中坐) 在大眾上虛空中坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 4