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就座

jiùzuò

to take one's seat

A person pulls out a chair to sit at a long table
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Characters in this word

就 jiù

Strokes
12
Radical
尢 — weak, lame
Made of
京 capital city 尤 especially, particularly
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

座 zuò

Strokes
10
Radical
广 — broad, vast, wide
Made of
广 broad, vast, wide 坐 seat
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 代表们按席位卡依次就座,会议随后正式开始。 Dàibiǎo men àn xíwèi kǎ yīcì jiùzuò, huìyì suíhòu zhèngshì kāishǐ. The representatives took their seats in order according to their seat cards, and the meeting then formally began.
  • 客人陆续就座,服务员开始上菜。 Kèrén lùxù jiùzuò, fúwùyuán kāishǐ shàng cài. The guests took their seats one after another, and the waiters began to serve the dishes.
  • 请大家按照名牌就座。 Qǐng dàjiā ànzhào míngpái jiùzuò. Please take your seats according to the name cards.

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