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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 坐等

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
坐等 zuò děng - to sit and wait
- (fig.) to be passive; to sit back and wait for (success, an opportunity etc)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 19,099 11,666 4,353

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zuò- surname Zuo
zuò- to sit
- to take a seat
- to take (a bus, airplane etc)
- to bear fruit
- variant of 座[zuo4]
děng- to wait for; to await
- by the time; when; till
- and so on; etc.; et al.
- (bound form) class; rank; grade
- (bound form) equal to; same as
- (used to end an enumeration)
- (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)

Other Words Containing 坐等

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
坐等 - - 19,099 11,666 4,353