次席 (cì xí) — (formal) the seat next to the guest of honor or person in command; (official title) vice-chairman, deputy chief

Definition

Examples

• 他在会议中坐在次席。
  Tā zài huì yì zhōng zuò zài cì xí.
  He sat in the secondary seat at the meeting.
• 次席检察官负责这起重大案件。
  cì xí Jiǎn chá guān fù zé zhè qǐ zhòng dà àn jiàn.
  The deputy chief prosecutor is in charge of this major case.
• 宴会上，次席是留给最尊贵的客人的。
  Yàn huì shàng, cì xí shì liú gěi zuì zūn guì de kè rén de.
  At the banquet, the secondary seat is reserved for the most honored guest.