Chinese word

无座

Pronunciation

Pinyinwú zuò

Meaning

  • adjectiveno seats available

Example

今晚的班车已经无座了。jīn wǎn de bān chē yǐ jīng wú zuò le

There are already no seats available on tonight's bus.

Illustration for 无座 (no seats available)

More examples

车站窗口只剩下无座票了。chē zhàn chuāng kǒu zhǐ shèng xià wú zuò piào le

Only standing-room tickets are left at the station ticket window.

Core concept

A rail ticket category with no assigned seat, leaving the passenger to stand or use a seat that becomes free.

Common phrases

  • 买无座票mǎi wú zuò piào

    buy a standing-room ticket

  • 无座票wú zuò piào

    standing-room ticket

  • 车上无座chē shàng wú zuò

    no seats on the bus

Similar words

没座méi zuò: Having no seat to sit in, stated in a relaxed and conversational way.
无座位wú zuò wèi: Having no seat to sit in, stated in a slightly more polite and formal way.
客满kè mǎn: Being full of customers, with no room to take in more.

Definition in Chinese

用于表示列车或车厢中没有可供坐的座位，常作为售票系统中的票种标签，购票后不保证座位。yòng yú biǎo shì liè chē huò chē xiāng zhōng méi yǒu kě gōng zuò de zuò wèi cháng zuò wéi shòu piào xì tǒng zhōng de piào zhǒng biāo qiān gòu piào hòu bù bǎo zhèng zuò wèi

Word origin

无 (wú, "without") + 座 (zuò, "seat") forms a compact ticket label for travel without an assigned seat.

Usage tips

  • Travel notices often use this short label, so recognizing it quickly helps separate the ticket condition from the time, route, and fare shown nearby.

Other meanings

  • standing roomnoun

Opposites

  • 有座yǒu zuòwith seats availableadjective
  • 有座位yǒu zuò wèiwith seats availableadjective

Related words

  • 无座票wú zuò piàostanding-room ticketnoun

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