Chinese word dictionary

位于

wèiyú · to be located at; to be situated at; to lie

Practice word

Word information

Simplified位于

Traditional位於

Pinyinwèiyú

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

位wèi

seat, throne; rank, status; position, location

于yú

at, in, on; to, from; alas!

How to learn 位于

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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位wèi

position; location; place; seat; classifier for people (honorific); classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes); (physics) potential

关于guānyú

pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of

终于zhōngyú

at last; in the end; finally; eventually

便于biànyú

easy to; convenient for

车位chēwèi

parking spot; unloading point; garage place; stand for taxi

单位dānwèi

unit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole); work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform); CL:個|个[ge4]