wèi

Translation

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

Synonyms

Examples

  • 我遇到一小说家和一诗人。
    I met a novelist and a poet.
  • 请在这个柜付款。
    Please pay at this counter.
  • 教堂于山脚。
    The church is at the foot of a mountain.
  • 你们是几
    How many of you are there?
  • 纽约在哈得逊河。
    New York is on the Hudson River.
  • 我认识那长胡子德国人。
    I know that German with a long beard.
  • 您愿意跟我换座吗?
    Will you switch seats with me?
  • 请问,这女士是什么人?
    Excuse me, who is this woman?
  • 我认识了这行政长官。
    I got acquainted with the chief executive.
  • 我们的新总部于东京。
    Our new head office is in Tokyo.
Chinese Tones