Word information
Simplified方位
Traditional方位
Pinyinfāngwèi
Part of speech名
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
方位
fāngwèi · direction; points of the compass; bearing; position; azimuth
Character breakdown
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How to learn 方位
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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
北方běifāngnorth; the northern part a country; China north of the Yellow River
地方dìfangplace; location; area; space; territory; aspect; part; CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4]
东方dōngfāngeast; the East; the Orient; two-character surname Dongfang
方便fāngbiànconvenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
方便面fāngbiànmiàninstant noodles