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seat in Chinese

seat in Chinese is 席位 — seat means a piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.

seat in Chinese

席位
noun
Pronounced: xí wèi
(figuratively) A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body.

What does "seat" mean?

  1. noun A piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.
    "Is this seat taken, or may I sit here?"
  2. noun A position or place, such as membership of a parliament, board, or committee.
    "She gave up her seat on the board after ten years."
  3. verb To cause someone to sit down, or to have space for a certain number of people to sit.
    "The ushers will seat latecomers during the first interval."
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seat in a sentence

  • Is this seat taken, or may I sit here?
  • Please take a seat while you wait.
  • She gave up her seat on the board after ten years.
  • She won a seat in the local council election.

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What is "seat" in Chinese?
"seat" in Chinese is 席位. seat means: A piece of furniture or part of one designed for a person to sit on.
How do you pronounce 席位?
"seat" in Chinese is 席位, pronounced "xí wèi".
How do you use "seat" in a sentence?
Example: "Is this seat taken, or may I sit here?" In Chinese, "seat" is 席位.
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