Chinese word

对号座

Pronunciation

Pinyinduì hào zuò

Meaning

  • nounreserved seat

Example

火车上的对号座需要提前预订。huǒ chē shàng de duì hào zuò xū yào tí qián yù dìng

Reserved seats on trains need to be booked in advance.

Illustration for 对号座 (reserved seat)

More examples

我买的是靠窗的对号座。wǒ mǎi de shì kào chuāng de duì hào zuò

I bought a reserved seat by the window.

Core concept

A numbered seat whose location matches the details printed on a passenger's ticket.

Common phrases

  • 订对号座票dìng duì hào zuò piào

    book a reserved-seat ticket

  • 买对号座票mǎi duì hào zuò piào

    buy a reserved-seat ticket

Similar words

无座wú zuò: A train ticket with no assigned seat, so a place to sit is not guaranteed.
硬座yìng zuò: A train seat with a firm surface and simple facilities.
软座ruǎn zuò: A train seat with a soft surface that offers greater comfort.
卧铺wò pù: A train berth with a bed for lying down and sleeping.

Definition in Chinese

票面标明具体车厢号和座位号，乘客按票上号码就座的指定席。piào miàn biāo míng jù tǐ chē xiāng hào hé zuò wèi hào chéng kè àn piào shàng hào mǎ jiù zuò de zhǐ dìng xí

Word origin

The compound 对号座 (duìhàozuò, "reserved seat") joins 对 (duì, "match") with 号 (hào, "number") and 座 (zuò, "seat"), so its parts point to a seat matched to a ticket number.

Usage tips

  • In everyday travel talk, the word describes what the ticket provides rather than how the travel arrangement was made, which helps separate seat assignment from ticket purchase.

Opposites

Related words

  • 对号座位duì hào zuò wèireserved seatnoun

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