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There are also other Chinese characters that share the pronunciation “zuò.” The other two most commonly used characters are 坐 and 座, which are sometimes misused as well. However, differentiating between these two is a lot simpler.
坐 can be used for all tenses of the “to sit” verb
座 is used 1) to describe a place that can be sat on or 2) a unit of measurement for large, immobile objects
1. A place to sit
你的座位在那里 (Nǐ de zuò wèi zài nà lǐ): Your seat is over there. “座位” shows the place is intended as a seat.
2. Unit of measurement
我的家在那一座山后面(Wǒ de jiā zài nà yīzuò shān hòumiàn): My house is behind that mountain. Here the unit of measurement applies to “mountain.” Skyscrapers, cities, statues, towers and bridges can all measure by “座.”
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