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| Pronunciation |
: |
wèi |
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| Meaning |
: |
- place; location. (n)
- position. (n)
- (Mathematics) place; figure; digit. (n)
- used for people (polite). (measure word)
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| Radical |
: |
亻 |
| Strokes |
: |
7 |
| Traditional |
: |
位 |
| Usage |
: |
46.2% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
location; place; position |
Sentences:
| 1. Greece is located in the south of Europe. |
| xī |
là |
wèi |
yú |
ōu |
zhōu |
nán |
bù |
。 |
| 希 |
腊 |
位 |
于 |
欧 |
洲 |
南 |
部 |
。 |
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| 希腊 |
: |
Greece |
| 位于 |
: |
be located |
| 欧洲 |
: |
Europe |
| 南部 |
: |
south area |
|
| 2. He offered his seat to me. |
| tā |
bǎ |
zuò |
wèi |
ràng |
gěi |
le |
wǒ |
。 |
| 他 |
把 |
座 |
位 |
让 |
给 |
了 |
我 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be reduplicated or accompanied by some other word or expression |
| 座位 |
: |
seat |
| 让 |
: |
let |
| 给 |
: |
give, to |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 我 |
: |
I, me |
|
| 3. Is this seat taken? |
| zhè |
wèi |
zǐ |
yǒu |
rén |
zuò |
ma |
？ |
| 这 |
位 |
子 |
有 |
人 |
坐 |
吗 |
？ |
|
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|
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 位子 |
: |
seat |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 人 |
: |
people |
| 坐 |
: |
sit |
| 吗 |
: |
(particle) used at the end of a question |
|
| 4. Exalt our country’s international status. |
| tí |
shēng |
wǒ |
guó |
de |
guó |
jì |
dì |
wèi |
。 |
| 提 |
升 |
我 |
国 |
的 |
国 |
际 |
地 |
位 |
。 |
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| 提升 |
: |
raise; upgrade |
| 我国 |
: |
my country, our country |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 国际 |
: |
international |
| 地位 |
: |
status |
|
| 5. He earns a six-figure salary. |
| tā |
zhèng |
liù |
wèi |
shù |
de |
gōng |
zī |
。 |
| 他 |
挣 |
六 |
位 |
数 |
的 |
工 |
资 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 挣 |
: |
earn |
| 六位数 |
: |
six figure |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 工资 |
: |
salary |
|
| 6. He is a respected teacher. |
| tā |
shì |
wèi |
kě |
jìng |
de |
lǎo |
shī |
。 |
| 他 |
是 |
位 |
可 |
敬 |
的 |
老 |
师 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 位 |
: |
measure word |
| 可敬 |
: |
respected |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 老师 |
: |
teacher |
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Learn a Chinese Character a Day
Hi your audio for 他 挣 六 位 数 的 工 资 。does not tally. Thanks.
Hi Kumhor,
Thanks for point out the error.
I have updated the audio.
Many thanks!