就座

jiùzuò

verb HSK 7-9 #13,179

Meanings

1 to take one's seat
2 to be seated

Characters

to go to; to approach

Literally 'go to one's seat.'

Examples

HSK 3

请大家就座，会议马上开始。

Qǐng dàjiā jiùzuò, huìyì mǎshàng kāishǐ.

Please be seated, the meeting is about to start.

HSK 6

嘉宾们陆续就座。

Jiābīn men lùxù jiùzuò.

The guests took their seats one after another.

Tips

register

就座 is formal - used at meetings, conferences, banquets, and ceremonies. In casual situations, you'd just say 坐 or 坐下.

Stroke Order

就 jiù

座 zuò