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How to Say ‘Sit down, sit down!’ in Simplified Chinese

快坐，快坐！

kuài zuò kuài zuò

[kuài zuò kuài zuò]

🇨🇳 In China: Saying it twice makes it a warm, urgent invitation rather than an order. A host might say it to a guest, or friends might say it when the match is restarting.

Phrase Breakdown

快坐，

kuài zuò

sit down quickly,

快 (kuài, quick) + 坐 (zuò, sit). A warm way to invite a guest to sit. Both syllables are fourth tone, so say them short and falling.

Example

来了？快坐。

You're here? Have a seat.

Words in this phrase

快

kuài

[kuài]

quickly; hurry

Used before a verb to urge someone to do something right away.

Example

快吃饭吧。

Hurry and eat.

坐

zuò

[zuò]

to sit

To take a seat.

Example

你坐这儿吧。

Sit here.

快坐，

kuài zuò

sit down quickly,

快 (kuài, quick) + 坐 (zuò, sit). A warm way to invite a guest to sit. Both syllables are fourth tone, so say them short and falling.

Example

来了？快坐。

You're here? Have a seat.

Words in this phrase

快

kuài

[kuài]

quickly; hurry

Used before a verb to urge someone to do something right away.

Example

快吃饭吧。

Hurry and eat.

坐

zuò

[zuò]

to sit

To take a seat.

Example

你坐这儿吧。

Sit here.

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