岗位
Old HSK 6
岗位 (gǎngwèi) · post
岗位 (gǎngwèi) means “post; position; job”. It is written with 2 characters: 岗 (post) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 岗位 is built
The characters
岗 gǎng · post
What 岗 is made of
- 山shān — mountain
- 凵qiǎn — container
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冈gāng — ridge or crest of hill
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 冂 — frame
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
每个人都要做好自己岗位上的工作。Měi gè rén dōu yào zuòhǎo zìjǐ gǎngwèi shàng de gōngzuò.Everyone should do the work of their own post well.
他在这个岗位上干了十年。Tā zài zhège gǎngwèi shàng gàn le shí nián.He has worked in this position for ten years.
Questions about 岗位
What does 岗位 mean?
岗位 (gǎngwèi) means “post; position; job”.
How do you pronounce 岗位?
岗位 is pronounced gǎngwèi.
Which HSK level is 岗位?
岗位 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 单位dānwèiworkplace
- 座位zuòwèiseat
- 各位gèwèieveryone
- 地位dìwèiposition
- 位于wèiyúto be located at
- 位置wèizhiposition
- 部位bùwèipart
- 方位fāngwèidirection
- 学位xuéwèiacademic degree
- 职位zhíwèiposition
Learn 岗位 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 62: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.