客座 (kè zuò) — guest seat; visiting/guest position (often in academic contexts)

Definition

Examples

• 他是这所大学的客座教授，每年来讲课两个月。
  Tā shì zhè suǒ dà xué de kè zuò jiào shòu, měi nián lái jiǎng kè liǎng gè yuè.
  He is a visiting professor at this university, coming to lecture for two months each year.
• 会议室里为每位嘉宾准备了客座。
  Huì yì shì lǐ wèi měi wèi jiā bīn zhǔn bèi le kè zuò.
  In the conference room, guest seats were prepared for each guest.
• 她以客座身份出席了国际学术研讨会。
  Tā yǐ kè zuò shēn fèn chū xí le guó jì xué shù yán tǎo huì.
  She attended the international academic symposium as a guest.

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