虚位以待

Traditional: 虛位以待

xū wèi yǐ dài

Dictionary entry

to reserve a seat

What does 虚位以待 mean?

虚位以待 (xū wèi yǐ dài) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to reserve a seat

2to leave a position vacant

Character breakdown

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虚xūemptiness · void 位wèiposition · location 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]待dāito stay; to remain

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虚位以待

xū wèi yǐ dài

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