arrange a seat
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to arrange a seat for a guest (archaic expression used by masters when instructing servants or waiters)
archaicUsed in traditional or historical settings when a host orders staff to seat a guest. Now largely obsolete except in period dramas or literature.
Lǎo老
ye爷
fēn吩
fu咐
kàn看
zuò座
，
qǐng请
zhè这
wèi位
kè客
ren人
shàng上
zuò坐
。
The master ordered a seat to be arranged and invited the guest to be seated.
Guǎn管
jiā家
duì对
pǎo跑
táng堂
de的
shuō说
：
'
Gěi给
zhè这
liǎng两
wèi位
guì贵
kè客
kàn看
zuò座
。
'
The steward said to the waiter: 'Arrange seats for these two honored guests.'
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Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
xì戏
qǔ曲
zhōng中
，
cháng常
yǒu有
'
kàn看
zuò座
'
zhè这
yàng样
de的
tái台
cí词
。
In ancient operas, lines like 'arrange a seat' were commonly heard.