Chinese word

入座

Pronunciation

Pinyinrù zuò

Meaning

  • verbtake one's seat

Example

请各位按号入座。qǐng gè wèi àn hào rù zuò

Please take your seats by number.

Illustration for 入座 (take one's seat)

More examples

请大家依次入座，活动马上开始。qǐng dà jiā yī cì rù zuò huó dòng mǎ shàng kāi shǐ

Please take your seats one by one; the event will start soon.

Core concept

A person moves into the seating area and settles into a designated place.

Common phrases

  • 请入座qǐng rù zuò

    Please be seated

  • 按号入座àn hào rù zuò

    take your seat according to your number

Similar words

请坐qǐng zuò: Offers a polite invitation to sit down.
坐下zuò xià: Changes from standing to sitting by lowering the body.

Definition in Chinese

进入座位区域并坐下，侧重开始占据座位或按序落座的动作，常见于按号入场或引导就座的情形。jìn rù zuò wèi qū yù bìng zuò xià cè zhòng kāi shǐ zhàn jù zuò wèi huò àn xù luò zuò de dòng zuò cháng jiàn yú àn hào rù chǎng huò yín dǎo jiù zuò de qíng xíng

Word origin

入 (rù, "enter") + 座 (zuò, "seat") presents sitting as entering and occupying a seating place.

Usage tips

  • Everyday invitations to sit are usually shorter and more casual, while this word has a procedural feel in event or classroom instructions.

Opposites

  • 离座lí zuòleave one's seatverb
  • 起立qǐ lìriseverb

Word lists with this word