Chinese Conversation · Level 61
90 words
Chinese word
领位
Pronunciation
Pinyinlǐng wèi
Meaning
- verbseat
Example
服务员把客人领位到窗边。fú wù yuán bǎ kè rén lǐng wèi dào chuāng biān
The waiter seats the guest by the window.
More examples
到店后我们在门口排队等候领位。dào diàn hòu wǒ men zài mén kǒu pái duì děng hòu lǐng wèi
After arriving at the restaurant, we lined up at the entrance and waited to be seated.
Core concept
A service worker leads a guest to a designated seat and settles the guest there.
Common phrases
排队等候领位pái duì děng hòu lǐng wèi
line up and wait to be seated
被服务员领位bèi fú wù yuán lǐng wèi
be shown to a seat by a server
Similar words
带位dài wèi: Guiding a restaurant guest to a seat as part of the staff's service.
Definition in Chinese
由服务人员引导顾客走到并就坐的行为或动作，常用于餐厅接待环节。yóu fú wù rén yuán yín dǎo gù kè zǒu dào bìng jiù zuò de xíng wéi huò dòng zuò cháng yòng yú cān tīng jiē dài huán jié
Word origin
领位 (lǐngwèi, "to seat") combines 领 (lǐng, "lead") + 位 (wèi, "place or seat"), so its two parts connect movement with the place reached.
Usage tips
- This verb describes staff service rather than a guest's own choice of a table, a distinction that English often expresses with different verbs.
Other meanings
- guideverb
Opposites
- 送客sòng kèsee guests offverb