Chinese word dictionary

部位

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified部位

Traditional部位

Pinyinbùwèi

Part of speech名

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

部bù

department, ministry; division, unit; part, section

位wèi

seat, throne; rank, status; position, location

How to learn 部位

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

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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

北部běibù

northern part

部bù

ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc

部分bùfen

part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]

部门bùmén

department; branch; section; division; CL:個|个[ge4]

车位chēwèi

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