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座位

zuò wèi · zuo wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. seat
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Whose seat is it?

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)座位(zuòwèi)是(shì)几号(jǐhào)？

    What's your seat number?

  2. Dengdeng

    十二号(shíèrhào)，在(zài)窗边(chuāngbiān)。

    Number twelve, by the window.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)座位(zuòwèi)是(shì)十三号(shísānhào)，在(zài)你(nǐ)旁边(pángbiān)。

    My seat is thirteen, right next to you.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！

    Great!

  5. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)有(yǒu)人(rén)坐(zuò)在(zài)我(wǒ)的(de)座位(zuòwèi)上(shàng)。

    But someone is sitting in my seat.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)包(bāo)。

    That's my bag.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)您(nín)的(de)座(zuò)位(wèi)下(xià)有(yǒu)救(jiù)生(shēng)衣(yī)。

Life vests are located under your seats.

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02

请(qǐng)回(huí)到(dào)你(nǐ)的(de)座(zuò)位(wèi)上(shang)，演(yǎn)出(chū)马(mǎ)上(shàng)就(jiù)要(yào)开(kāi)始(shǐ)了(le)。

Please return to your seat; the performance is about to begin.

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座
zuò

seat; base

位
wèi

position; location

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