(wèi zhì) - position, location, place in Mandarin
wèizhìTraditional: 位置
HSK 4
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Translation
position, location, place
Word origin
A two-character compound meaning position or location. 位 (wèi) 'place, position' has the 亻 'person' radical beside 立 (lì) 'to stand', and 置 (zhì) 'to place, to set' has the 罒 'net' radical with 直 (zhí) as phonetic.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 位 (wèi, 'position'; 亻 person + 立 stand) + 置 (zhì, 'to place')
Stroke order
位
置
Examples
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This position is very good.
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What seat are you in?
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Put it in the correct position.
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Please tell me the location of the hotel.
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His position at the company is important.
位置 (wèi zhì) means position, location, place. It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.
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