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The Peking Academy of Colloquial Chinese

Volume 1, Lesson 13 - Grab the seat! (zhan zuo)

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China has 1.2 billion people, obviously there are not enough seats for every one in most public facilities.

Fighting for limited resources is an everyday routine, and Zhan Zuo (Zhan means to grab, Zuo means seat, Zhan Zuo means grab seats) ranks very high on the list of much needed surviving skills. The purpose of grabbing seats is to take seats for relatives, friends, classmates or coworkers who are coming up later. The seat grabbers must be strong enough to fight their way to the very front of waiting line, and they will punch a little girl in the face if they have to.


 


Seats grabbing (Zhan Zuo) can be done in many different ways.


Sometimes, dramatic measure has to be taken to maximize the number of seats that can be occupied.

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