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Our mission is to provide free tools for learning Chinese. This series explores idioms and proverbs, meaningful phrases worth knowing. Today’s idiom: 「虛位以待」.

Today’s idiom is 「虛位以待」. We’ve outlined its meaning and practical application below.

Keep your seat and wait.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xū wèi yǐ dài

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

heui1 wai2 yi5 doi6

With so many Chinese idioms, each holding diverse meanings and uses, there is much to explore. These materials are designed to support your Chinese language studies.