归位 (guī wèi) — to return to one's seat or original position

Definition

Literary/classroom phrasing for 'returning to one's seat or original position,' often used in commands or formal settings. Typically used in 把-construction or in the pattern ∼了才… ('back in place before…').

verb
to return to one's seat or original position

Examples

  • 归位
    Qǐng gè wèi tóng xué guī wèi.
    Please, everyone, return to your seats.
  • Tā bǎ qí zǐ guī le wèi cái lí kāi.
    He put the chess pieces back in place before leaving.
  • 归位
    Huì yì jié shù hòu, dà jiā xùn sù guī wèi.
    After the meeting ended, everyone quickly returned to their seats.

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