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座位
zuòwèi
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- zuòwèi
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- 座位
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- 座位
1 · noun
A place provided for one person to sit.
供一个人坐的位置。
Use take a seat for sitting down and choose a seat when offering a choice.
Please choose any seat near the table.
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请在桌边任选一个座位。
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2 · noun
A place for one person to sit.
供一个人坐的位置。
A seat is a sitting place and may be on a chair or bench. Use 空座位 for an unoccupied seat.
The seat next to me is empty. You can sit here.
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我旁边的座位是空的，你可以坐这里。
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The two seats we booked are not in the same row.
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我们订的两个座位不在同一排。
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