This is the 411th most frequent Chinese word.


"Sit" or "to sit."


Here, '坐' is used as a verb meaning 'to sit', indicating the action of being seated.

我坐在椅子上。

I sit on the chair.


Here, '坐' is again used as a verb meaning 'to sit', describing a habitual action or position.

他喜欢坐在窗前看书。

He likes to sit in front of the window and read.


In this sentence, '坐' conveys traveling by a means of transportation, literally 'to sit in a plane'.

我们坐飞机去北京。

We take a plane to Beijing.