<p>There is no colloquialisms equivalent of 请坐 in Chinese.</p>

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  <p>Best I can think of are: 请入座, 请坐吧, 坐下吧, 入座 In ancient china, the
  emperor would say 赐坐</p>
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Sean L.
<p><a href="http://www.zdic.net/c/7/8b/153253.htm" rel="nofollow"><strong>歇脚</strong></a>, lit. "rest one's feet". Usually this word is used when someone has been on their feet for a long time.</p>

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On line this usually refers to a stop over, or a pause from shopping.
Colin McLarty
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找个歇脚的地方 means to find a hotel while travelling.
PdotWang
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congusbongus
<p>briefly , in chinese there are two words with the same pronouciation , "坐" and "座" . 坐 means "to sit" and 座 means "seat" ( notice the common structure ) . and the word 请 ( as of modern use ) means "allow me let you do xxx" in a polite manner .</p>

<p>so 请坐 is literally "allow me let you sit down" but is generally interpreted as "please sit down" . and 请就座 is literally "allow me let you move yourself approaching some seat" i.e. "please take seats/a seat" .</p>

<p>more often in daily conversations we say 请坐 .</p>

<p>a typical usecase 请就座 is , when the speaker is host of some gathering , and plural people are entering through a door , the speaker may say 请就座 after greeting them . this sounds more formal .</p>

<p>both terms are used not affected either for lower class speaking to higher class , or for higher class speaking to lower class .</p>

<p>though syntactically by 请坐 the we assume the listener(s) is(are) close to the seat(s) and by 请就座 we assume the listener(s) is(are) away from the seat(s) , this is not usually a big factor of how we determine which phase to say .</p>

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把友情留在无盐
<p>English has <code>take the weight off your feet</code> or <code>cop a squat</code> as a colloquialisms meaning <code>take a seat</code>. I've heard Canadian-French has the expression <code>to grab some wood</code>, or more literally <code>to pull oneself a log</code> (<strong>tire-toi une bûche!</strong>) meaning to take a seat.</p>

<p>What colloquialisms exist in Chinese to ask/tell someone to take a seat? (if any(?))</p>

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Even in classical Chinese，it use `坐`. So I can't think up the replace of `坐`.
zzy
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I've never heard "pop a squat," only "cop a squat". There is some contention on the internet, but many are saying "pop a squat" means to squat and urinate/defecate. Just ... putting it out there.
Ming
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@Ming fixed. Thx.
Mou某
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I mostly wanted to write a comment about urinating and defecating ... but thanks :P
Ming
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Colloquialisms: "(Please) Take a Seat"
# Colloquialisms: "(Please) Take a Seat"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-27)

English has `take the weight off your feet` or `cop a squat` as a colloquialisms meaning `take a seat`. I've heard Canadian-French has the expression `to grab some wood`, or more literally `to pull oneself a log` (**tire-toi une bûche!**) meaning to take a seat.

What colloquialisms exist in Chinese to ask/tell someone to take a seat? (if any(?))

**Tags:** colloquialisms

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Even in classical Chinese，it use `坐`. So I can't think up the replace of `坐`.  
> **username_2**: I've never heard "pop a squat," only "cop a squat". There is some contention on the internet, but many are saying "pop a squat" means to squat and urinate/defecate. Just ... putting it out there.  
> **username_0**: @username_2 fixed. Thx.  
> **username_2**: I mostly wanted to write a comment about urinating and defecating ... but thanks :P  

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2015-01-27. Score: 2 | Accepted answer

There is no colloquialisms equivalent of 请坐 in Chinese.

> Best I can think of are: 请入座, 请坐吧, 坐下吧, 入座 In ancient china, the
> emperor would say 赐坐


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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-01-27. Score: 2

[**歇脚**](http://www.zdic.net/c/7/8b/153253.htm), lit. "rest one's feet". Usually this word is used when someone has been on their feet for a long time.

> **Comments:**
> **username_5**: On line this usually refers to a stop over, or a pause from shopping.  
> **username_6**: 找个歇脚的地方 means to find a hotel while travelling.  

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### Answer by username_7 on 2015-01-27. Score: 1

briefly , in chinese there are two words with the same pronouciation , "坐" and "座" . 坐 means "to sit" and 座 means "seat" ( notice the common structure ) . and the word 请 ( as of modern use ) means "allow me let you do xxx" in a polite manner .

so 请坐 is literally "allow me let you sit down" but is generally interpreted as "please sit down" . and 请就座 is literally "allow me let you move yourself approaching some seat" i.e. "please take seats/a seat" .

more often in daily conversations we say 请坐 .

a typical usecase 请就座 is , when the speaker is host of some gathering , and plural people are entering through a door , the speaker may say 请就座 after greeting them . this sounds more formal .

both terms are used not affected either for lower class speaking to higher class , or for higher class speaking to lower class .

though syntactically by 请坐 the we assume the listener(s) is(are) close to the seat(s) and by 请就座 we assume the listener(s) is(are) away from the seat(s) , this is not usually a big factor of how we determine which phase to say .


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