| No. |
Chinese Simplified |
Chinese Traditional |
Pinyin |
explanation |
| 1 | 坐药 | 坐藥 | zuo4 yao4 | suppository |
| 2 | 坐蜡 | 坐蠟 | zuo4 la4 | to be embarrassed/to be put in a difficult situation |
| 3 | 坐视不理 | 坐視不理 | zuo4 shi4 bu4 li3 | to sit and watch, but remain indifferent (idiom) |
| 4 | 坐视无睹 | 坐視無睹 | zuo4 shi4 wu2 du3 | to turn a blind eye to |
| 5 | 坐观成败 | 坐觀成敗 | zuo4 guan1 cheng2 bai4 | to sit and await success or failure (idiom); to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides/to sit on the fence |
| 6 | 坐车 | 坐車 | zuo4 che1 | to take the car, bus, train etc |
| 7 | 坐镇 | 坐鎮 | zuo4 zhen4 | (of a commanding officer) to keep watch/to oversee |
| 8 | 坐关 | 坐關 | zuo4 guan1 | (Buddhism) to sit in contemplation |
| 9 | 坐降落伞 | 坐降落傘 | zuo4 jiang4 luo4 san3 | to do a parachute jump |
| 10 | 坐电梯 | 坐電梯 | zuo4 dian4 ti1 | to take an elevator |