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  *座* | 座* | *座
seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
HSK 2
seat / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
course of lectures; lecture series / chair (academic position)
HSK 4
to give up one's seat for sb
HSK 6
conference / symposium / rap session
HSK 6
constellation / astrological sign
HSK 7-9
motto / maxim
HSK 7-9
to have an informal discussion / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
to take a seat
HSK 7-9
Carina (constellation)
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
Antlia (constellation)
Pisces (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
coordinate space
(Tw) chairman (of a board of directors)
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
reserved seat; assigned seat
Microscopium (constellation)
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 人馬座|人马座
Cygnus (constellation)
gallery seat (in theater)
guest of honor
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
front passenger seat
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
seat
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) / (of a remark) startling
Monoceros (constellation)
seating arrangement / position in a seating arrangement
throne
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Grus (constellation)
Apus (constellation)
back seat / pillion
to take one's seat
Capricornus
throne
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
to sit down / to take a seat
Ginza (district in Tokyo)
Canis Major (constellation)
adjacent seat / the person in an adjacent seat
(Tw) priority seat (on a bus etc)
to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack
fully booked / every seat taken
visiting professor; guest professor
cockpit / cabin
lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / also called 水瓶座
seat number
Orion (constellation)
guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
Centaurus (constellation)
booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
Andromeda (constellation)
seat of honor
rickshaw seat (Beijing dialect) / patron (of teahouse, cinema) / passenger (in taxi, rickshaw etc)
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
polar coordinates (math.)
soft seat (on trains or boats)
desk clock
Draco (constellation)
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
to be present
Cassiopeia (constellation)
Aquila (constellation)
Pegasus (constellation)
Lynx (constellation)
window seat
single seat (in theater) / irregular passenger (in rickshaw)
to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
Canes Venatici (constellation)
horizontal coordinate / abscissa
Canis Minor (constellation)
Bodhimanda (place of enlightenment associated with a Bodhisattva)
Hydra (constellation)
Crater (constellation)
Corona Borealis (constellation)
Pyxis (constellation)
Cetus (constellation)
Sagitta (constellation)
Corona Australis (constellation)
Dorado (constellation)
teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat
Fornax (constellation)
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 室女座
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / Japanese variant of 魔羯座
Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
end seat / final place (for less senior person)
method of coordinates (geometry)
Lyra (constellation)
Mensa (constellation)
Sculptor (constellation)
Indus (constellation)
Delphinus (constellation)
(restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating
Ursa Minor (constellation)

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