虚位以待 xū wèi yǐ dài

DEFINITIONS

  1. to reserve a seat
  2. to leave a position vacant

CHARACTERS

虚 xū
HSK 5
false
位 wèi
HSK 3
throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
以 yǐ
HSK 2
by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
待 dài
HSK 5
treat, entertain, receive; wait