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位子

wèi zi · wei zi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. place
  2. seat
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Whose seat is it?

  1. Liangliang

    这(zhè)是(shì)我的(wǒde)位子(wèizi)，你(nǐ)坐错了(zuòcuòle)。

    This is my seat. You are in the wrong one.

  2. Dengdeng

    不会吧(bùhuìba)？我的(wǒde)票(piào)上(shàng)是(shì)十二排(shíèrpái)八号(bāhào)。

    No way. My ticket says row 12, number 8.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，我的(wǒde)也是(yěshì)十二排(shíèrpái)八号(bāhào)。

    Look, mine is also row 12, number 8.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)两个人(liǎnggèrén)一个(yīgè)位子(wèizi)？

    So two people share one seat?

  5. Liangliang

    你的(nǐde)票(piào)是(shì)明天(míngtiān)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)！

    Your ticket is for tomorrow's movie!

  6. Dengdeng

    难怪(nánguài)门口(ménkǒu)的(de)人(rén)一直(yīzhí)笑(xiào)我(wǒ)！

    No wonder the person at the door kept laughing at me!

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2 examples
01

为(wèi)了(le)弄(nòng)到(dào)一(yí)个(gè)好(hǎo)位(wèi)子(zi)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)早(zǎo)就(jiù)出(chū)门(mén)了(le)。

I left home early to get a good seat.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

火(huǒ)车(chē)拥(yōng)挤(jǐ)极(jí)了(le)，我(wǒ)整(zhěng)趟(tàng)车(chē)程(chéng)都(dōu)没(méi)有(yǒu)位(wèi)子(zi)坐(zuò)。

The train was so crowded that I had to stand all the way.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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