诸位 (zhūwèi) · everyone

诸位 (zhūwèi) means “everyone; ladies and gentlemen”. It is written with 2 characters: 诸 (all) + 位 (measure word for people (polite)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 诸位 is built

The characters

诸 zhū · all

What 诸 is made of

讠yán — speech
者zhě — that which
- 耂lǎo — old
  - 土tǔ — earth
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
  - 口kǒu — mouth
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

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

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

诸位，请安静一下。Zhūwèi, qǐng ānjìng yíxià.Everyone, quiet please.

感谢诸位今天的光临。Gǎnxiè zhūwèi jīntiān de guānglín.Thank you all for coming today.

Questions about 诸位

What does 诸位 mean?

诸位 (zhūwèi) means “everyone; ladies and gentlemen”.

How do you pronounce 诸位?

诸位 is pronounced zhūwèi.

Which HSK level is 诸位?

诸位 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 诸位 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 241: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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