位

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Pronunciation : wèi

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Meaning :
  1. place; location. (n)
  2. position. (n)
  3. (Mathematics) place; figure; digit. (n)
  4. used for people (polite). (measure word)
Radical : 亻
Strokes : 7
Traditional : 位
Usage : 46.2%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
位置
wèi zhi

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 : location; place; position
2.
位于
wèi yú

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 : be located
3.
座位
zuò wèi

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 : seat
4.
地位
dì wèi

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 : position; status
5.
职位
zhí wèi

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 : post
6.
各位
gè wèi

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 : everybody; every
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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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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March 3rd, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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