让座 (ràng zuò) — to offer/give up one's seat (to someone else, e.g., on a bus); to invite someone to sit; to show a guest to a seat
Definition
A 离合词: in public-transport context it means 'to give up one's seat' (esp. to the elderly); in a host-guest setting it means to usher someone to a seat. The verb-object can split (让一次座, 让个座).
verb
to offer/give up one's seat (to someone else, e.g., on a bus)to invite someone to sitto show a guest to a seat
Examples
- 让座。Tā měi cì zuò gōng jiāo dōu huì zhǔ dòng ràng zuò.He always proactively offers his seat every time he takes the bus.
- ，。Jīn tiān zǎo shàng zài chē shàng, tā ràng le yí cì zuò gěi yí wèi lǎo nǎi nai.This morning on the bus, he gave up his seat once to an elderly grandma.
- 让座，。Zhǔ rén rè qíng dì gěi kè rén ràng zuò, dà jiā dōu hěn gǎn xiè.The host warmly offered seats to the guests, and everyone was grateful.
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