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zuò
座
🏛️Intermediate
Meaning
Classifier for large structures: buildings, mountains, bridges, statues.
💡 Memory Tip
座 means 'seat'. Big things that sit on the ground — buildings, mountains — use 座.
Examples
一座楼
yī zuò lóu
one building
一座山
yī zuò shān
one mountain
一座桥
yī zuò qiáo
one bridge
Common Nouns Used With
楼lóubuilding
山shānmountain
桥qiáobridge
雕像diāo xiàngstatue
塔tǎtower / pagoda
城市chéng shìcity
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