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乘车礼仪

Car Etiquette

You’re picking up an important guest in your car. Do you offer them the front seat or the back? The answer changes depending on who’s driving — and whether it’s business or pleasure. This article reveals China’s unspoken car seating rules: when to give the “honor seat” and when to avoid the “staff seat.” Plus, a surprising safety ranking from crash tests. Spoiler: the safest spot isn’t where VIPs sit.

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乘车是我们日常中最常见的事情，可是关于乘车，特别是在公务接待中的乘车 “规矩”，你是否了解呢？乘车时，应该把哪个座位留给客人，才是最礼貌的做法呢？ ➕

Chéngchē shì wǒmen rìcháng zhōng zuì chángjiàn de shìqing, kěshì guānyú chéngchē, tèbié shì zài gōngwù jiēdài zhōng de chéngchē “guīju”, nǐ shìfǒu liǎojiě ne? Chéngchē shí, yīnggāi bǎ nǎge zuòwèi liú gěi kèrén, cái shì zuì lǐmào de zuòfǎ ne?

Taking a car is one of the most common things in our daily lives. But when it comes to the “rules” of seating in a car, especially during official receptions, do you understand them? When riding in a car, which seat should be left for a guest to be the most polite?

对于普通轿车而言，如果是主人自驾车陪客人出去游玩，那么副驾驶座就是最有礼貌的座位。而在公务接待中，副驾驶座后面的座位是最礼貌的座位。公务接待时，副驾驶座被称为“随员座”，一般是翻译、秘书的位置，让客人坐在这里是不礼貌的。 ➕