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在座

zài zuò · zai zuo

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Meaning

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  1. to be present
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In a conversation

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A speech at dinner

  1. Liangliang

    谢谢(xièxie)在座(zàizuò)的(de)各位(gèwèi)来(lái)参加(cānjiā)我(wǒ)的(de)生日(shēngrì)聚会(jùhuì)。

    Thank you all here for coming to my birthday party.

  2. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)说话(shuōhuà)真(zhēn)正式(zhèngshì)。

    Liangliang, you sound so formal today.

  3. Liangliang

    对(duì)，在座(zàizuò)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)要(yào)听(tīng)我(wǒ)说完(shuōwán)。

    Yes. Everyone here has to hear me out.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)吧(ba)，我们(wǒmen)都(dōu)在(zài)听(tīng)。

    OK, go ahead. We are all listening.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)想(xiǎng)说(shuō)：菜(cài)快(kuài)凉(liáng)了(le)，请(qǐng)大家(dàjiā)快(kuài)吃(chī)。

    I just want to say: the food is getting cold, so please eat.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)座(zuò)的(de)人(rén)全(quán)都(dōu)被(bèi)感(gǎn)动(dòng)得(de)流(liú)下(xià)了(le)泪(lèi)来(lái)。

Those present were all moved to tears.

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

02

在(zài)座(zuò)的(de)各(gè)位(wèi)请(qǐng)安(ān)静(jìng)一(yí)下(xià)，会(huì)议(yì)马(mǎ)上(shàng)开(kāi)始(shǐ)。

Everyone present, please quiet down; the meeting will begin soon.

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