坐月子 zuòyuèzi to convalesce after childbirth Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 坐 zuò verb to sit to sit; to take a seat; to rest one's weight on one's buttocks月子 yuèzi month of confinement, puerperium The first month following childbirth, traditionally spent in confinement to allow the mother to recover