Chinese word

加座

Pronunciation

Pinyinjiā zuò

Meaning

  • verbadd seats

Example

晚上来了很多客人，我们只好给他们加座。wǎn shàng lái le hěn duō kè rén wǒ men zhí hǎo gěi tā men jiā zuò

Many guests came in the evening, so we had to add seats for them.

Illustration for 加座 (add seats)

More examples

宴会超员，服务员赶紧在入口处为未入座的客人加座。yàn huì chāo yuán fú wù yuán gán jǐn zài rù kǒu chù wèi wèi rù zuò de kè rén jiā zuò

The banquet was over capacity, so the attendant quickly added seats at the entrance for guests who were not yet seated.

Core concept

Extra places to sit are fitted into an already arranged space when the original setup is too small.

Common phrases

  • 为客人加座wèi kè rén jiā zuò

    add seats for guests

  • 请给他加座qǐng gěi tā jiā zuò

    provide him with a seat

  • 临时加座lín shí jiā zuò

    add seats temporarily

Similar words

增加座位zēng jiā zuò wèi: Increase the total number of seats to hold more people.
增设座位zēng shè zuò wèi: Set up new seats as part of a planned installation.
安排座位ān pái zuò wèi: Assign people to seats and decide where they should sit.

Definition in Chinese

把原有的座位临时增加以容纳更多人。bǎ yuán yǒu de zuò wèi lín shí zēng jiā yǐ róng nà gèng duō rén

Word origin

加 (jiā, "add") + 座 (zuò, "seat") forms a compound for adding seats to an existing arrangement.

Usage tips

  • English often describes this situation with make room or bring in more chairs, while Chinese has this compact verb for the seating change itself.

Other meanings

  • provide seatingverb

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