(literary) used of a magistrate to sit in court and handle a case or conduct official business; also called 坐衙 zuò​yá

used of a traditional Chinese doctor to see patients in a Chinese medicine shop or pharmacy; can also refer to a shop clerk serving customers

(Buddhism) used of a monk to sit in a meditation hall and practice Zen meditation

to sit in a hall or on a veranda; to be seated in a central room