各位
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
各位 (gèwèi) · everyone
各位 (gèwèi) means “everyone; all of you”. It is written with 2 characters: 各 (each) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 各位 is built
The characters
各 gè · each
What 各 is made of
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Walking 夂 and talking 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
各位好，我叫小明。Gèwèi hǎo, wǒ jiào Xiǎo Míng.Hello, everyone, my name is Xiao Ming.
各位，请到这边来。Gèwèi, qǐng dào zhèbiān lái.Everyone, please come this way.
Questions about 各位
What does 各位 mean?
各位 (gèwèi) means “everyone; all of you”.
How do you pronounce 各位?
各位 is pronounced gèwèi.
Which HSK level is 各位?
各位 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 各地gèdìall over
- 各种gèzhǒngall kinds of
- 各自gèzìeach
- 各个gègèevery
- 各抒己见gèshūjǐjiàneach expresses their own view
- 各gèeach
- 单位dānwèiworkplace
- 座位zuòwèiseat
- 地位dìwèiposition
- 位于wèiyúto be located at
Learn 各位 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.