Chinese word

余位

Pronunciation

Pinyinyú wèi

Meaning

  • nounremaining seats

Example

会议报名快满了，只剩下余位了。huì yì bào míng kuài mǎn le zhǐ shèng xià yú wèi le

Registration for the meeting is almost full, and only a few seats remain.

Illustration for 余位 (remaining seats)

More examples

主办方把部分余位留给媒体。zhǔ bàn fāng bǎ bù fèn yú wèi liú gěi méi tǐ

The organizers reserved some of the remaining seats for the media.

Core concept

The open places left in a seating plan or participant list after others are taken.

Common phrases

  • 预留余位yù liú yú wèi

    reserve remaining seats

  • 保留余位bǎo liú yú wèi

    hold remaining seats

Similar words

名额míng é: A set number of places or participants allowed in an event or application.
空位kòng wèi: An unoccupied seat or place in a building or venue.
座位zuò wèi: A seat provided for someone to sit in.

Definition in Chinese

指活动、会议、票务等场合中尚未被占用的座位或报名名额的剩余数量。zhǐ huó dòng huì yì piào wù děng chǎng hé zhōng shàng wèi bèi zhàn yòng de zuò wèi huò bào míng míng é de shèng yú shù liàng

Word origin

余 (yú, "remaining") + 位 (wèi, "place") combines to name a place or position left over for someone to occupy or register for.

Usage tips

  • It is common in booking lists and availability notices; casual speech often uses a fuller phrase meaning that places are still available.

Other meanings

  • empty seatnoun
  • available slotnoun

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