HSK 5 · Places

位置 wèizhi “position” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 位置 means

  1. position
  2. place
  3. seat

Measure word 个 gè · 一个位置 yí ge wèizhi

How to say 位置

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale位wèi4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the neutral tone: short and light, with no contour of its own置zhineutral tone, light and short

Grey pinyin is a neutral tone: say it short and light. More on the neutral tone

位置 in a sentence

  1. 那个位置很偏僻。

    Nà ge wèizhi hěn piānpì.

    That spot is quite remote.

    Sentence #11706409 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 地图帮助我们知道所在的位置。

    Dìtú bāngzhù wǒmen zhīdao suǒzài de wèizhi.

    A map helps us know where we are.

    Sentence #346480 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 位置 can also mean “seat”

    图书馆又没位置了。

    Túshūguǎn yòu méi wèizhi le.

    There are no seats left in the library again.

    Sentence #9990167 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 位置 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 位 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
位wèiposition
  • 亻person form of 人 · rén
  • 立stand · lì

Memory aidA person 亻 standing 立 in their place: a position, a seat.

The character 置 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
置zhìto installlight in 位置
  • 罒net form of 网 · wǎngMeaning part
  • 直straight · zhíSound part

罒 hints at the meaning (net); 直 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhi.

How to write 位置

位 7 strokes · 置 13 strokes

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位置 (wèizhi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 位置 (wèizhi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 位置

Words with 位

位wèi · position座位zuòwèi · seat各位gèwèi · everyone (polite address)位于wèiyú · to be located at单位dānwèi · unit (of measurement)地位dìwèi · position诸位zhūwèi · everyone方位fāngwèi · position部位bùwèi · position学位xuéwèi · academic degree

Words with 置

安置ānzhì · to find a place for布置bùzhì · to arrange处置chǔzhì · to deal with设置shèzhì · to set up

More words: Places & Geography

欧洲Ōuzhōu · Europe宿舍sùshè · dormitory台阶táijiē · steps位于wèiyú · to be located at卧室wòshì · bedroom屋子wūzi · house县xiàn · county阳台yángtái · balcony

FAQs

位置 (wèizhi) means “position” or “place”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it wèizhi: wèi with a 4th tone, then zhi with a neutral tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 位置 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one position is 一个位置 (yí ge wèizhi).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type weizhi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 位置 from the suggestions. Typing weizhi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
位置 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.