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坐等 (zuò děng): To sit and wait (verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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坐等 consists of 2 characters.

坐 • zuò • to sit • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

zuò坐

to sit

等 • děng • wait • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

děng等

wait

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Pinyinzuò děng

Meaningto sit and wait; to wait idly

Characters2

HSK—

Syntaxverb

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More common words that include characters from 坐等.

Words with 坐

乘坐chéng zuòto ride (in a vehicle)
坐落zuòluòSituated / located
坐下zuò xiato sit down
坐坐zuò zuoto sit for a while / to visit briefly
坐垫zuò diàncushion; seat pad
坐标zuò biāocoordinate
坐牢zuò láoto be imprisoned; to serve time in jail
坐船zuò chuántake a boat

Words with 等

等到děng dàoto wait until
平等píng děngequal; equality
等于děng yúequal to; equivalent to; be worth
等待děng dàito wait for; to await
中等

zhōng děng

medium

初等chū děngelementary (i.e. easy)

相等xiāng děngbe equal to

等候děng hòuto wait; await; expect

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Example Sentences with 坐等

Bié别

zuò坐

děng等

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǔ主

dòng动

qù去

zhǎo找

tā他

。

Don't just sit and wait; let's go find him proactively.

Tā他

zuò坐

děng等

jī机

huì会

dào到

lái来

，

què却

cóng

从

bù不

nǔ努

lì力

。

He sits and waits for opportunities to come, but never makes an effort.