How to Say ‘Reserve a seat’ in Simplified Chinese
留座位
liú zuò wèi
[lyoh dzwaw way]
🇨🇳 In China: A local might say this, but in practice people more often ask to [预订] or ask the restaurant [帮我留个座位]. For dining, [留座位] is understandable but a little less fixed than those common booking phrases.
Phrase Breakdown
留
liú
[lyoh]
to keep; to reserve; to save
留 means to hold a seat or table for a guest arriving later.
请给我们留座位。
Please save seats for us.
座位
zuò wèi
[dzwaw way]
seat; seating
座位 means the reserved seating place in the restaurant.
生日晚餐请帮我们留座位。
Please reserve seats for our birthday dinner.
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