位置
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
位置 (wèizhi) · position
位置 (wèizhi) means “position; place; seat”. It is written with 2 characters: 位 (measure word for people (polite)) + 置 (to lay out). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 位置 is built
The characters
位 wèi · measure word for people (polite)
What 位 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 立lì — to stand
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: The place where a person 亻 stands 立 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
置 zhì · to lay out
What 置 is made of
- 罒wǎng — net
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 罒 gives the meaning, 直 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请坐在自己的位置上。Qǐng zuò zài zìjǐ de wèizhi shàng.Please sit in your own seat.
你能告诉我饭馆的位置吗？Nǐ néng gàosu wǒ fànguǎn de wèizhi ma?Can you tell me where the restaurant is?
Questions about 位置
What does 位置 mean?
位置 (wèizhi) means “position; place; seat”.
How do you pronounce 位置?
位置 is pronounced wèizhi.
Which HSK level is 位置?
位置 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 单位dānwèiworkplace
- 座位zuòwèiseat
- 各位gèwèieveryone
- 地位dìwèiposition
- 位于wèiyúto be located at
- 部位bùwèipart
- 方位fāngwèidirection
- 岗位gǎngwèipost
- 学位xuéwèiacademic degree
- 职位zhíwèiposition
Learn 位置 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 58: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.