坐下
HSK 1 (2021)
坐下 (zuòxia) · to sit down
坐下 (zuòxia) means “to sit down”. It is written with 2 characters: 坐 (to sit) + 下 (down). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 坐下 is built
The characters
坐 zuò · to sit
What 坐 is made of
- 从cóng — from
- 人rén — person
- 人rén — person
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Two people 从 sitting on the ground 土 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
大家都坐下吧。Dàjiā dōu zuòxia ba.Everyone, please sit down.
我能坐下吗？Wǒ néng zuòxia ma?May I sit down?
Questions about 坐下
What does 坐下 mean?
坐下 (zuòxia) means “to sit down”.
How do you pronounce 坐下?
坐下 is pronounced zuòxia.
Which HSK level is 坐下?
坐下 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 请坐qǐngzuòplease sit down
- 乘坐chéngzuòto ride
- 坐zuòto sit
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
Learn 坐下 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.