Definition & Meaning

1.(of restaurants, theatres, etc.) draw customers/audience

2.(of a movie/film, performance, drama, etc.) draw large audience; be a box-office success/hit/smash

Word usage

shàng zuò r

上 座 儿

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1
v.(of restaurants, theatres, etc.) draw customers/audience
- xīn de jù yuàn shàng zuò r zēng jiā le wǔ chéng
  新的剧院上座儿增加了五成。
  Building a new stadium has boosted attendances by 50%.
- xì yuán zi li shàng zuò r yǐ jīng dào bā chéng
  戏园子里上座儿已经到八成。
  The theatre is already 80 per cent full.
2
adj.(of a movie/film, performance, drama, etc.) draw large audience; be a box-office success/hit/smash
- nà diàn yǐng bù shàng zuò r
  那电影不上座儿。
  That movie does badly at the box office.
- zhè chū xì kě shàng zuò r le ne
  这出戏可上座儿了呢。
  This play is a great draw.

Word usage

Separable word
"上" and "座儿" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 戏园子里已经上了八成座儿了。
  80% of seats were taken in the theatre.
- 小小的戏园竟然能上二百来座儿。
  A small theatre like this can surprisingly seat more than 200 people.

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