Usage of the character 坐

to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"

liánzuòzhì

连坐制

[連坐制]

guilt by association

zuòcèdiàn

坐厕垫

[坐廁墊]

toilet seat

jízuòbiāo

极坐标

[極座標]

polar coordinates (math.)

héngzuòbiāo

横坐标

[橫座標]

horizontal coordinate
abscissa

zòngzuòbiāo

纵坐标

[縱座標]

vertical coordinate
ordinate

dǎzuòpō

打坐坡

[打坐坡]

(of a horse, dog etc) to sit back on one's haunches and refuse to be coaxed forward
(of a person) to brace oneself to resist being made to go forward; (fig.) to dig one's heels in

zuòbiāoxì

坐标系

[座標系]

coordinate system (geometry)

zuòbiànqì

坐便器

[坐便器]

pedestal type WC

quánjiāzuò

全跏坐

[全跏坐]

crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)

zuòyùtǒng

坐浴桶

[坐浴桶]

bidet

zuòdiàntī

坐电梯

[坐電梯]

to take an elevator

zuòyùpén

坐浴盆

[坐浴盆]

bidet

zuòshīliángjī

坐失良机

[坐失良機]

to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

zuòbiāokōngjiān

坐标空间

[座標空間]

coordinate space

jìngzuòbùnéng

静坐不能

[靜坐不能]

akathisia (condition of restlessness, a side-effect of neuroleptic antipsychotic drug)
unable to sit still
hyperactivity
restlessness

zhíjiǎozuòbiāo

直角坐标

[直角座標]

rectangular coordinates

zuòyǐdàibì

坐以待毙

[坐以待斃]

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

mǎnzuòjìrán

满坐寂然

[滿坐寂然]

the whole audience silent with expectation

jìngzuòbùdòng

静坐不动

[靜坐不動]

to sit still and do nothing
to sit tight

zuòjiàngluòsǎn

坐降落伞

[坐降落傘]

to do a parachute jump

xídì'érzuò

席地而坐

[席地而坐]

to sit on the ground or the floor (idiom)

jìngzuòkàngyì

静坐抗议

[靜坐抗議]

sit-in protest

zuòjǐngguāntiān

坐井观天

[坐井觀天]

lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom); ignorant and narrow-minded

jízuòbiāoxì

极坐标系

[極座標系]

system of polar coordinates

zuògǔshénjīng

坐骨神经

[坐骨神經]

sciatic nerve

nèizàizuòbiāo

内在坐标

[內在座標]

intrinsic coordinates (geometry)

zuòwòbùníng

坐卧不宁

[坐臥不寧]

to be restless

jìngzuòbàgōng

静坐罢工

[靜坐罷工]

sit-in strike

zuòshìwúdǔ

坐视无睹

[坐視無睹]

to turn a blind eye to

zuòlìbù'ān

坐立不安

[坐立不安]

lit. agitated sitting or standing (idiom)
restless
fidgety

zuòshōuyúlì

坐收渔利

[坐收漁利]

benefit from others' dispute (idiom)

píngqǐpíngzuò

平起平坐

[平起平坐]

to be on an equal footing

zuòshìbùlǐ

坐视不理

[坐視不理]

to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom)

zuòshījīyí

坐失机宜

[坐失機宜]

to sit and waste a good opportunity (idiom); to lose the chance

zuòlìnán'ān

坐立难安

[坐立難安]

unable to sit or stand still (out of nervousness etc) (idiom)

zuòchīxiǎngfú

坐吃享福

[坐吃享福]

vegetative existence
to consume passively without doing anything useful

zuòxiǎngqíchéng

坐享其成

[坐享其成]

to reap where one has not sown (idiom)

zuòbùchuítáng

坐不垂堂

[坐不垂堂]

lit. don't sit under the eaves (where tiles may fall from the roof) (idiom); fig. keep out of danger

zuòguānchéngbài

坐观成败

[坐觀成敗]

to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides
to sit on the fence

zhèngjīnwēizuò

正襟危坐

[正襟危坐]

to sit upright and still (idiom)

yǎngwòqǐzuò

仰卧起坐

[仰臥起坐]

sit-up (physical exercise)

zuòlěngbǎndèng

坐冷板凳

[坐冷板凳]

to hold an inconsequential job
to receive a cold reception
to be kept waiting for an assignment or audience
to be out in the cold
to be sidelined
to warm the bench
to cool one's heels

zuòtáixiǎojiě

坐台小姐

[坐台小姐]

bar girl
professional escort

zuò'érlùndào

坐而论道

[坐而論道]

to sit and pontificate; to find answers through theory and not through practice (idiom)

rúzuòzhēnzhān

如坐针毡

[如坐針氈]

lit. as if sitting on pins and needles (idiom)
fig. to be in an uncomfortable situation

zuòchīshānkōng

坐吃山空

[坐吃山空]

lit. just sitting and eating, one can deplete even a mountain of wealth (idiom)
fig. to spend one's money without generating any income

zuògǔshénjīngtòng

坐骨神经痛

[坐骨神經痛]

sciatica

zuòshānguānhǔdòu

坐山观虎斗

[坐山觀虎鬥]

lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom)
fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted

wěnzuòdiàoyútái

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