敬 老 席

jìng lǎo xídictionary entry

priority seating for the aged (on buses etc)

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Original source entry:

敬老席敬老席 [jing4 lao3 xi2] /priority seating for the aged (on buses etc)/

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Character information

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敬
jìng
(bound form) respectful / to respect / to offer politely
老
lǎo
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough
席
xí
woven mat / seat / banquet / place in a democratic assembly / classifier for banquets, conversations etc / woven mat (variant of 席[xí])
Xí
surname Xi

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