地位
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
地位 (dìwèi) · position
地位 (dìwèi) means “position; status”. It is written with 2 characters: 地 (adverb particle (-ly)) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 地位 is built
The characters
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (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
他在公司里地位很高。Tā zài gōngsī lǐ dìwèi hěn gāo.He holds a high position in the company.
女性的社会地位提高了。Nǚxìng de shèhuì dìwèi tígāo le.The social status of women has risen.
Questions about 地位
What does 地位 mean?
地位 (dìwèi) means “position; status”.
How do you pronounce 地位?
地位 is pronounced dìwèi.
Which HSK level is 地位?
地位 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
- 地球dìqiúthe earth
- 地铁dìtiěsubway
- 地铁站dìtiězhànsubway station
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 当地dāngdìlocal
Learn 地位 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 83: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.