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

• 坐断十方(坐斷十方) to severe all [delusions] in sitting meditation ; occupy all space
• 常坐 constantly sitting in meditation
• 常坐三昧 constant sitting samadhi
• 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.
• 莲花坐(蓮華坐) lotus posture; padmāsana
• 八关斋戒; 1. 不杀生 2. 不偷盗 3. 不淫 4. 不妄语 5. 不饮酒 6. 不着华鬘香油涂身 7. 不歌舞观听 8. 不坐卧高广大牀(八關齋戒; 1. 不殺生 2. 不偷盜 3. 不淫 4. 不妄語 5. 不飲酒 6. 不著華鬘香油塗身 7. 不歌舞觀聽 8. 不坐臥高廣大牀) Eight Precepts: 1. refrain from killing; 2. refrain from stealing; 3. refrain from sexual conduct; 4. refrain from lying; 5. refrain from consuming intoxicants; 6. refrain from wearing personal adornments; 7. refrain from partaking in music and dancing; 8. refrain from sleeping in fine beds
• 默坐烟霞散 閒观水月明(默坐煙霞散 閒觀水月明) Sitting silently through the haze of dispersing twilight; Observing nonchalantly the light of the moon on the water.
• 结跏趺坐(結跏趺坐) sitting with crossed legs; to sit in the full lotus position
• 归家稳坐(歸家穩坐) return home and sit peacefully
• 坐具 Sitting Mat ; a mat for sitting on
• 跏趺坐 to sit in the lotus position ; to sit in the lotus position
• 坐禅床(坐禪床) meditation mat; sitting mat; pīṭha
• 结跏跗坐(結跏跗坐) sit with crossed legs; sit in the lotus position
• 坐禅三昧经(坐禪三昧經) Zuochan Sanmei Jing
• 坐卧具(坐臥具) a mat for sitting and sleeping on
• 普劝坐禅仪(普勸坐禪儀) General Advice General Advice on the Principles of Seated Meditation; Fukan Zazengi
• 入定结跏趺坐(入定結跏趺坐) sitting in meditation with crossed legs
• 坐百宝莲华(坐百寶蓮華) sitting on a lotus flower with a hundred jewels
• 坐夏 Varsa; Varsā; Vassa; Rains Retreat; Summer Retreat
• 坐床 sitting mat; pitha
• 坐腊(坐臘) Varsa; Varsā; Vassa; Rains Retreat; Summer Retreat
• 法坐 Dharma seat
• 结加趺坐(結加趺坐) to sit cross-legged
• 非行非坐三昧 Non-Walking and Non-Sitting Samadhi; non-walking, non-sitting samadhi

Also contained in

坐定 、 坐厕垫 、 仰卧起坐 、 坐牢 、 坐收渔利 、 坐墩 、 坐骑 、 交脚坐 、 极坐标系 、 坐卧不宁 、 后坐力 、 坐享其成 、 坐果 、 静坐罢工 、 坐立难安 、 坐像 、 坐标法 、 对坐 、 乘坐 、 反坐 、 坐降落伞 、 笛卡儿坐标制 、 坐探 、 坐贾 、 家累千金，坐不垂堂 、 纵坐标 、 搭坐

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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: 140
• 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: 91
• 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: 79
• 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
• 坐一 (坐一) 坐一樹下 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 5
• 坐未 (坐未) 其坐未久 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 5
• 坐卧 (坐臥) 佛母不坐臥 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 请坐 (請坐) 又不請坐 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 5 — count: 4