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座

zuò
HSK 2

English Meaning

seat; base; stand; (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address, e.g. 师座; classifier for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

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好 您 您来 好 我就不给你让座了
HSK 2 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“You may come in, but do not expect me to stand up and bow to your authority right now.”

1. PREVIOUS

咱们以后再说

“your work later.”

“-After you, please. -Okay. I won't stand on ceremony.”

3. NEXT

莽村出了这么大的事情 你赶紧回去处理

“Mang village is in such a big trouble now. You'd better go back and deal with it.”

《狂飙》 · workplace
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硬座 十几个小时的慢车 你想累死婉之啊
HSK 2 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“How could you be so utterly inconsiderate and cheap with her comfort?”

1. PREVIOUS

火车票啊

“A train ticket?”

“Hard seat. A ten-hour slow train. Wanna wear her out?”

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我们商量了

“We talked it over.”

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今天在座的 都姓李
HSK 2 00:03
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💡 INTENT:

“We are one bloodline, so none of you gets to back out or act like a coward.”

1. PREVIOUS

别吃了 别吃了

“Stop eating.”

“Everyone here is surnamed Li.”

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你们管宏伟叫大哥

“You all call Hongwei Big Brother”

《狂飙》 · crisis_and_conflict
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