HSK 4 · Function Words

座 zuò “measure word for buildings” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 座 means

  1. measure word for buildings, mountains and bridges
  2. seat
  3. base
  4. stand
  5. (bound form) constellation
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc

How to say 座

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale座zuò4th tone, falling

座 in a sentence

  1. 池塘上有座桥。

    Chítáng shàng yǒu zuò qiáo.

    There is a bridge over the pond.

    Sentence #8800731 from Tatoeba

  2. 你在哪座城市呀？

    Nǐ zài nǎ zuò chéngshì ya?

    Which city are you in?

    Sentence #10272076 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 座 can also mean “seat”

    您能给我留这个座吗？

    Nín néng gěi wǒ liú zhè ge zuò ma?

    Could you save this seat for me?

    Sentence #8215712 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 座 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 座 (zuò) with each of its parts in a different colour
座zuòseat
  • 广shelter · guǎng
  • 坐seat · zuò

How to write 座

座 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

座 (zuò) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 座 (zuò). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 座

Words with 座

座位zuòwèi · seat讲座jiǎngzuò · lecture插座chāzuò · power point座右铭zuòyòumíng · motto

More words: Particles & Connectors

的de · possessive particle了le · aspect particle重新chóngxīn · again专门zhuānmén · specially准时zhǔnshí · on time最好zuìhǎo · best左右zuǒyòu · about重chóng · again

FAQs

座 (zuò) means “measure word for buildings, mountains and bridges” or “seat”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it zuò: zuò with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 座 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zuo with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 座 from the suggestions. Typing zuo into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
座 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.