Definition

1. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To be seated / to take one's place: To sit down in an assigned, proper, or designated seat, often in a formal, ceremonial, or organized setting.
   • To be settled / to be in position: To be established or located in a stable, correct, or final place.

2. Verb (Transitive, less common):

   • To seat someone / to place something: To cause someone or something to be settled in its proper position.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Intransitive):

  • Mời quý khách yên vị. (Please be seated, guests.)
  • Sau khi mọi người đã yên vị, buổi lễ bắt đầu. (After everyone had taken their places, the ceremony began.)
  • Chiếc bình cổ đã yên vị trong viện bảo tàng. (The ancient vase has been settled in the museum.)

• Verb (Transitive):

  • Người phục vụ yên vị khách ở bàn số 5. (The attendant seated the guest at table number 5.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal invitations, announcements, or event protocols to politely instruct attendees to sit down.
• Can be used figuratively to describe abstract concepts becoming established.
  • Sau nhiều biến động, cuộc sống của họ đã yên vị. (After much turbulence, their life has settled down.)

Variants and Related Words

• An vị: A more common variant with identical meaning and usage ("an" meaning peaceful, "vị" meaning position).
  • Xin mời các đại biểu an vị. (Honored delegates, please take your seats.)

Synonyms

• To be seated: To sit down in a place.
• To take one's place: To assume an assigned position.
• To settle: To become established in a location.

Related Idioms

• Yên vị phận mình: To be content with one's lot/position.
  • Ông ấy đã yên vị phận mình, không màng danh lợi nữa. (He has become content with his lot, no longer caring for fame and gain.)