上首 (shǎng) — seat of honor (traditionally the left-hand seat in Chinese seating arrangements)
Definition
上首 (shǎng) is the traditional seat of honor for the most important guest, usually on the left when facing the host at a banquet. The term is formal and used in traditional seating contexts, not everyday conversation.
noun
seat of honor (traditionally the left-hand seat in Chinese seating arrangements)
Examples
- ，上首。Zài yàn xí shàng, zuì zhòng yào de kè rén zuò zài shǎng.At the banquet, the most important guest sits in the seat of honor.
- ，上首。Tā zuò wéi zhǎng bèi, bèi ān pái zài le shǎng.As an elder, he was arranged to sit in the seat of honor.
- 上首。Zhè zhāng yuán zhuō de shǎng zhèng duì zhe dà mén.The seat of honor at this round table faces the main door directly.
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