What does 位 mean in Chinese?
位 (wèi) means position.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
位
position
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
position
02
location
03
place
04
seat
05
classifier for people (honorific)
06
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 位
How do you pronounce 位?
位 is pronounced wèi.
Is 位 an HSK word?
位 is on the HSK 2 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 位?
位 is used as a 量词 (measure word) in Chinese.
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