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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
course of lectures; lecture series / chair (academic position)
HSK 4
to take a seat
HSK 7-9
to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
economy seat
Cygnus (constellation)
guests filled all the seats (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
Eridanus (constellation)
booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
Cassiopeia (constellation)
constellation / astrological sign
HSK 7-9
throne
seat of honor (at a banquet, meeting etc) / (Buddhism) senior monk's seat or title
hard seat (on trains or boats)
Lyra, constellation containing Vega 織女星|织女星
Capricornus
Lacerta (constellation)
Andromeda (constellation)
Andromeda constellation (galaxy) M31
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / used erroneously for 白羊座
Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
reserved seat; assigned seat
Pavo (constellation)
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
throne
to give up one's seat for sb
HSK 6
the twelve signs of the zodiac
front passenger seat
socket / outlet
end seat / final place (for less senior person)
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
Cepheus (constellation)
to take one's seat
underlay / foundation / pedestal
Delphinus (constellation)
(restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating
Dorado (constellation)
fully booked / every seat taken
Triangulum (constellation)
Vulpecula (constellation)
Ursa Minor (constellation)
back seat / pillion
(Tw) chairman (of a board of directors)
headstock / turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc
Cetus (constellation)
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / also called 水瓶座
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Corona Australis (constellation)
Canis Major (constellation)
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Perseus (constellation)
Caelum (constellation)
Corona Borealis (constellation)
empress's throne / (fig.) first place in a feminine competition
Lynx (constellation)
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
(botany) placenta
Taurus (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
single seat (in theater) / irregular passenger (in rickshaw)
Corvus (constellation)
Musca (constellation)
electric socket / power point
(Tw) priority seat (on a bus etc)
Sagitta (constellation)
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
Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / used erroneously for 魔羯座
to be present
headstock / turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc
soft seat (on trains or boats)
Puppis (constellation)
(Buddhism) the kitchen manager in a monastery / (Buddhism) (historical) monk responsible for various administrative and logistical duties
Lyra (constellation)
Tucana (constellation)
teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat
Indus (constellation)
Grus (constellation)
Hydrus (constellation)
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) / (of a remark) startling
Piscis Austrinus (constellation)
Serpens (constellation)
to sit down / to take a seat
Monoceros (constellation)
Centaurus (constellation)
Ara (constellation)
Hercules (constellation)
Carina (constellation)
Sextans (constellation)
Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
Pictor (constellation)
Octans (constellation)
Canis Minor (constellation)
Crater (constellation)
abutment
tee (golf)
to mount an electronic valve / to plug in a bulb

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