职位
Old HSK 6
职位 (zhíwèi) · position
职位 (zhíwèi) means “position; post; job”. It is written with 2 characters: 职 (duty) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 职位 is built
The characters
职 zhí · duty
What 职 is made of
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 只zhī — only
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 耳 gives the meaning, 只 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
他申请了经理的职位。Tā shēnqǐng le jīnglǐ de zhíwèi.He applied for the manager position.
公司还有两个职位空缺。Gōngsī hái yǒu liǎng gè zhíwèi kòngquē.The company still has two vacancies.
Questions about 职位
What does 职位 mean?
职位 (zhíwèi) means “position; post; job”.
How do you pronounce 职位?
职位 is pronounced zhíwèi.
Which HSK level is 职位?
职位 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 职工zhígōngstaff
- 职业zhíyèjob
- 辞职cízhíto resign
- 兼职jiānzhípart-time job
- 就职jiùzhíto take office
- 职能zhínéngfunction
- 职务zhíwùpost
- 单位dānwèiworkplace
- 座位zuòwèiseat
- 各位gèwèieveryone
Learn 职位 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 236: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.