(zuò) - measure word for mountains and buildings, seat, stand in Mandarin
zuòTraditional: 座
Translation
measure word for mountains and buildings, seat, stand
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Examples
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That mountain is very high.
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This bridge is very long.
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Everyone, please find your own seat.
座 (zuò) is the measure word for large, fixed things: mountains (一座山), bridges (一座桥), buildings and cities. On its own it also means a seat, as in 座位 (zuòwèi). Learn it with these nouns rather than as a bare word.
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