wèi

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Definitions

  1. 1. position
  2. 2. location
  3. 3. place
  4. 4. seat
  5. 5. classifier for people (honorific)
  6. 6. classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
  7. 7. (physics) potential

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Words Containing 位

位子
wèi zi

place

位于
wèi yú

to be located at

位置
wèi zhi

position

停车位
tíng chē wèi

parking space

价位
jià wèi

price level

全方位
quán fāng wèi

all around

到位
dào wèi

to get to the intended location

各位
gè wèi

everybody

品位
pǐn wèi

rank

单位
dān wèi

unit (of measure)

地位
dì wèi

position

学位
xué wèi

academic degree

定位
dìng wèi

to orientate

岗位
gǎng wèi

a post; a job

席位
xí wèi

a seat (in a theater, stadium etc)

床位
chuáng wèi

bed (in hospital, hotel, train etc)

座位
zuò wèi

seat

换位
huàn wèi

to swap places

方位
fāng wèi

direction

穴位
xué wèi

acupuncture point

职位
zhí wèi

position; post; job

诸位
zhū wèi

(pron) everyone

车位
chē wèi

parking spot

部位
bù wèi

part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc)

错位
cuò wèi

to be wrongly positioned; to be dislocated; to be misplaced

C位
c wèi

(neologism, c. 2015) (coll.) most prominent position (e.g. in a group photo of entertainers) (loanword from \carry\ or \center\ or \core\)

一步到位
yī bù dào wèi

to settle a matter in one go

三位博士
sān wèi bó shì

the Magi

三位一体
sān wèi yī tǐ

Holy Trinity

三十二位元
sān shí èr wèi yuán

32-bit (computing)

上位概念
shàng wèi gài niàn

superordinate concept

上位
shàng wèi

seat of honor

不在其位不谋其政
bù zài qí wèi bù móu qí zhèng

don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)

中位数
zhōng wèi shù

median

事件相关电位
shì jiàn xiāng guān diàn wèi

(neuroscience) event-related potential

五等爵位
wǔ děng jué wèi

five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gōng], Marquis 侯[hóu], Count 伯[bó], Viscount 子[zǐ], Baron 男[nán]

亚单位
yà dān wèi

subunit

亚音节单位
yà yīn jié dān wèi

subsyllabic unit

人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

位元
wèi yuán

bit (computing)

位元币
wèi yuán bì

Bitcoin

位列
wèi liè

to rank

位图
wèi tú

raster graphics

位居
wèi jū

to be located at

位形
wèi xíng

configuration

位形空间
wèi xíng kōng jiān

configuration space (math.)

位极人臣
wèi jí rén chén

to have reached the highest official positions

位次
wèi cì

place (in numbered sequence)

位移
wèi yí

displacement (vector)

位置效应
wèi zhì xiào yìng

position effect

位面
wèi miàn

plane (of existence)

仓位
cāng wèi

(logistics) storage location

个位
gè wèi

the units place (or column) in the decimal system

倒位
dào wèi

inversion

借位
jiè wèi

in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place

停车位置
tíng chē wèi zhi

parking location

全国重点文物保护单位
quán guó zhòng diǎn wén wù bǎo hù dān wèi

Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level

全球位置测定系统
quán qiú wèi zhì cè dìng xì tǒng

GPS (Global Positioning System)

全球定位系统
quán qiú dìng wèi xì tǒng

global positioning system (GPS)

八位元
bā wèi yuán

8-bit (computing)

公制单位
gōng zhì dān wèi

metric units

六十四位元
liù shí sì wèi yuán

64-bit (computing)

冗位
rǒng wèi

redundant position

分位数
fēn wèi shù

quantile (statistics)

列位
liè wèi

ladies and gentlemen; all of you present

划位
huà wèi

to assign a spot; to allocate a seat

加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi

promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)

区位
qū wèi

geographical location

十位
shí wèi

the tens place (or column) in the decimal system

十亿位元
shí yì wèi yuán

gigabit

十六位元
shí liù wèi yuán

16-bit (computing)

十分位数
shí fēn wèi shù

decile (statistics)

十万位
shí wàn wèi

the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

十进位
shí jìn wèi

decimal system

十进位法
shí jìn wèi fǎ

decimal system

千位
qiān wèi

the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

千位元
qiān wèi yuán

kilobit

博士学位
bó shì xué wèi

doctoral degree

卡位
kǎ wèi

(also pr. [qiǎ wèi]) to jockey for position (sports)

即位
jí wèi

to succeed to the throne

原位
yuán wèi

original position

可转换同位素
kě zhuǎn huàn tóng wèi sù

fertile isotope

各就各位
gè jiù gè wèi

(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)

同位
tóng wèi

par

同位素
tóng wèi sù

isotope

同位素分离
tóng wèi sù fēn lí

isotopic separation

同步数位阶层
tóng bù shù wèi jiē céng

synchronous digital hierarchy

同量异位素
tóng liàng yì wèi sù

nuclear isobar

名位
míng wèi

fame and position

名誉博士学位
míng yù bó shì xué wèi

honorary doctorate

名誉学位
míng yù xué wèi

honorary degree

君位
jūn wèi

royal title

哲学博士学位
zhé xué bó shì xué wèi

PhD degree (Doctor of Philosophy)

单位信托
dān wèi xìn tuō

unit trust (finance)

单位元
dān wèi yuán

identity element (math.)

单位切向量
dān wèi qiē xiàng liàng

unit tangent vector (math.)

单位向量
dān wèi xiàng liàng

unit vector (math.)

单位根
dān wèi gēn

(math.) root of unity

单位犯罪
dān wèi fàn zuì

crime committed by an organization

嗣位
sì wèi

to succeed to a title

吨位
dūn wèi

tonnage

四分位数
sì fēn wèi shù

quartile (statistics)

四轮定位
sì lún dìng wèi

wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)

回声定位
huí shēng dìng wèi

echolocation

国际单位
guó jì dān wèi

international unit

国际单位制
guó jì dān wèi zhì

International System of Units

在位
zài wèi

on the throne

在位时代
zài wèi shí dài

reign (of a king, emperor etc)

地理位置
dì lǐ wèi zhi

geographical location

地理定位
dì lǐ dìng wèi

geolocation

基本单位
jī běn dān wèi

basic unit

士学位
shì xué wèi

bachelor's degree

多方位
duō fāng wèi

many-sided

天文单位
tiān wén dān wèi

astronomical unit (AU)

学位论文
xué wèi lùn wén

dissertation; thesis

学位证书
xué wèi zhèng shū

diploma (for a degree)

学士学位
xué shì xué wèi

bachelor's degree

官位
guān wèi

official post

宫位
gōng wèi

house (astrology)

对位
duì wèi

counterpoint (in music etc)

居位
jū wèi

to occupy a high position (in administration)

展位
zhǎn wèi

relative position of exhibition booth

岗位培训
gǎng wèi péi xùn

on-the-job training

岗位工资
gǎng wèi gōng zī

standard salary for a specific job (contrasted with performance pay 績效工資|绩效工资[jì xiào gōng zī] or commission 提成[tí chéng] etc)

岗位津贴
gǎng wèi jīn tiē

post allowance; job-specific subsidy

工位
gōng wèi

workstation

工作单位
gōng zuò dān wèi

work unit

市场定位
shì chǎng dìng wèi

positioning (marketing)

帝位
dì wèi

imperial throne

复位
fù wèi

to restore sb or sth to its original position

德不配位
dé bù pèi wèi

one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status

德不配位,必有灾殃
dé bù pèi wèi , bì yǒu zāi yāng

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

念学位
niàn xué wèi

to study for a degree

所属单位
suǒ shǔ dān wèi

affiliated unit

换位思考
huàn wèi sī kǎo

to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

挡位
dǎng wèi

(in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc)

摊位
tān wèi

vendor's booth

放射性同位素
fàng shè xìng tóng wèi sù

radioactive isotope

整体数位服务网路
zhěng tǐ shù wèi fú wù wǎng lù

Integrated Service Digital Network

整体服务数位网路
zhěng tǐ fú wù shù wèi wǎng lù

Integrated Services Digital Network; ISDN

数位
shù wèi

digit

数位信号
shù wèi xìn hào

digital signal

数位网路
shù wèi wǎng lù

digital network

方位角
fāng wèi jiǎo

azimuth

方位词
fāng wèi cí

noun of locality (linguistics)

施工单位
shī gōng dān wèi

unit in charge of construction

末位淘汰
mò wèi táo tài

sacking the worst-performing employee

本位
běn wèi

standard

本位主义
běn wèi zhǔ yì

selfish departmentalism

本位制
běn wèi zhì

monetary standard

本位号
běn wèi hào

(music notation) natural sign, ♮

本位货币
běn wèi huò bì

local currency

本位音
běn wèi yīn

(music) natural note

格位
gé wèi

case (linguistics)

荣誉博士学位
róng yù bó shì xué wèi

honorary doctorate

荣誉学位
róng yù xué wèi

honorary degree

槽位
cáo wèi

slot

权位
quán wèi

power and position (politics)

归位
guī wèi

to put sth back where it belongs

段位
duàn wèi

rank

水位
shuǐ wèi

water level

泊位
bó wèi

berth

潮位
cháo wèi

tide level

热量单位
rè liàng dān wèi

thermal unit

爵位
jué wèi

order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公[gōng], Marquis 侯[hóu], Count 伯[bó], Viscount 子[zǐ], Baron 男[nán]

牌位
pái wèi

memorial tablet

王位
wáng wèi

title of king

环球定位系统
huán qiú dìng wèi xì tǒng

global positioning system (GPS)

生产单位
shēng chǎn dān wèi

production unit

百位
bǎi wèi

the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system

百分位数
bǎi fēn wèi shù

percentile (statistics)

百万位
bǎi wàn wèi

the millions place (or column) in the decimal system

皇位
huáng wèi

the title of Emperor

相位
xiàng wèi

phase (waves)

相位差
xiàng wèi chā

phase difference

相对位置
xiāng duì wèi zhi

relative position

硕士学位
shuò shì xué wèi

master's degree

神位
shén wèi

spirit tablet

禄位
lù wèi

official rank and salary

禅位
shàn wèi

to abdicate (as king)

移位
yí wèi

to shift

空位
kōng wèi

empty place

第三位
dì sān wèi

third place

第二位
dì èr wèi

second place

等位
děng wèi

(physics) equipotential

等位基因
děng wèi jī yīn

allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

篡位
cuàn wèi

to seize the throne

统一资源定位
tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

统一资源定位符
tǒng yī zī yuán dìng wèi fú

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

综合服务数位网络
zōng hé fú wù shù wèi wǎng luò

Integrated Services Digital Network

总吨位
zǒng dūn wèi

overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company)

继位
jì wèi

to succeed to the throne

缺位
quē wèi

(of a position) to fall vacant

声波定位
shēng bō dìng wèi

sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning

肽单位
tài dān wèi

peptide unit (on protein chain)

脚位
jiǎo wèi

foot position (in dance)

臀位
tún wèi

breech presentation (obstetrics)

臀位分娩
tún wèi fēn miǎn

breech delivery (medicine)

臀位取胎术
tún wèi qǔ tāi shù

breech extraction (medicine)

卧位
wò wèi

berth