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方位

fāngwèi

direction, position

A person with a compass stands in a field by a signpost
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Characters in this word

位 wèi

Strokes
7
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 立 to stand
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 在陌生城市里,准确判断方位比盲目跟着地图走更重要。 Zài mòshēng chéngshì lǐ, zhǔnquè pànduàn fāngwèi bǐ mángmù gēnzhe dìtú zǒu gèng zhòngyào. In an unfamiliar city, accurately judging direction is more important than blindly following a map.
  • 船长用指南针确定了船所在的方位。 Chuánzhǎng yòng zhǐnánzhēn quèdìng le chuán suǒzài de fāngwèi. The captain used a compass to determine the ship's position.
  • 这张地图标出了各个景点的方位,很容易找到。 Zhè zhāng dìtú biāochū le gègè jǐngdiǎn de fāngwèi, hěn róngyì zhǎodào. This map marks the location of each sight, so they are easy to find.

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