上座 (shǎng) — seat of honor; (of a performance, film) to attract a large audience, to be a box-office success; (Buddhist) senior monk, founding patriarch
Definition
Read shàngzuò as a noun meaning 'seat of honor' (the most respected place at a table or ceremony). The 'box-office hit' sense uses the verb 座率 in phrases like 上座率很高 — here it refers to audience turnout, not the seat itself.
noun
seat of honor(of a performance, film) to attract a large audienceto be a box-office success(Buddhist) senior monkfounding patriarch
Examples
- ，上座。Zài yàn huì shàng, lǎo rén bèi qǐng dào le shǎng.At the banquet, the elderly person was invited to the seat of honor.
- 上座，。Zhè bù diàn yǐng shǎng hěn gāo, chǎng chǎng bào mǎn.This movie has high attendance; every show is packed.
- 上座。Nà zuò sì miào lǐ yǒu jǐ wèi shǎng.That temple has several senior monks.
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