Chinese word

带位

Pronunciation

Pinyindài wèi

Meaning

  • verbseat

Example

我们有三位，请帮我们带位。wǒ men yǒu sān wèi qǐng bāng wǒ men dài wèi

There are three of us. Please show us to our seats.

Illustration for 带位 (seat)

More examples

门口还有人在等位，请尽快把他们带位。mén kǒu hái yǒu rén zài děng wèi qǐng jǐn kuài bǎ tā men dài wèi

There are still people waiting for a table at the entrance, so please show them to their seats as soon as possible.

Core concept

A restaurant worker guides arriving diners to suitable places and settles them at the table.

Common phrases

  • 需要帮忙带位吗xū yào bāng máng dài wèi ma

    need help being shown to your seats

  • 我来帮你们带位wǒ lái bāng nǐ men dài wèi

    let me show you to your seats

Similar words

领位lǐng wèi: Show arriving guests to their seats in a restaurant.
引座yǐn zuò: Guide guests to a place where they can sit and seat them there.
安排座位ān pái zuò wèi: Decide where guests will sit and arrange their seating for an event or reservation.

Definition in Chinese

（餐厅用语）由服务人员引导顾客到合适座位并安排落座的行为。cān tīng yòng yǔ yóu fú wù rén yuán yín dǎo gù kè dào hé shì zuò wèi bìng ān pái luò zuò de xíng wéi

Word origin

带 (dài, "lead") + 位 (wèi, "seating place") combines the action of guiding with the destination, forming a restaurant-service verb for taking guests to their seats.

Usage tips

  • In conversational restaurant Chinese, this is a staff-service term used after guests arrive, rather than a general verb for choosing where to sit.

Other meanings

  • lead to a seatverb

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