坐

co5

sit

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Usage

坐 means to sit or be seated.
It is used to describe the physical action of sitting down or remaining seated.
You can use '坐' with a location to indicate where someone is sitting, e.g., '坐喺張椅度'.
It can also be used in commands or requests like '坐低' meaning 'sit down'.
Sometimes '坐' is part of compound verbs or phrases concerning body posture.
In Cantonese, 坐 can also mean 'take' or 'ride' a form of transport, but that is a separate usage from the basic meaning 'sit'.

Volume

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Speed

你坐喺度休息吓。
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nei5 co5 hai2 dou6 jau1 sik1 haa5.
Sit here and rest a bit.
我坐地鐵去返工。
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ngo5 co5 dei6 tit3 heoi3 faan1 gung1.
I take the subway to go to work.
請坐低，我哋傾吓計。
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cing2 co5 dai1, ngo5 dei6 king1 haa5 gai2.
Please sit down, let's chat.
細路仔唔識得坐定啲。
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sai3 lou6 zai2 m4 sik1 dak1 co5 ding6 di1.
The kid doesn’t know how to sit still.

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