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位居 (wèi jū) — to be located at (a place); to rank (in a position, e.g., first place)

Definition

A formal/written verb meaning 'to rank (at a position)' — used for places in a ranking or order (top, first, among the leading). Not for physical location of a place.

verb
to be located at (a place)to rank (in a position, e.g., first place)

Examples

  • 位居。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī wèi jū háng yè qián liè.
    This company ranks among the top in the industry.
  • 位居。
    Gāi chéng shì wèi jū quán guó jīng jì zhōng xīn zhī yī.
    This city is one of the national economic centers.
  • 位居。
    Tā lián xù sān nián wèi jū xiāo liàng bǎng shǒu.
    He has ranked first in sales for three consecutive years.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

位wèiposition
居jūreside

位 is the position and 居 is to reside, together expressing being located in a position.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
立
立lì位wèi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

位 combines 人 (man), related to people, with 立, which gives the sound. It was often simply written as 立.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
古
古gǔ居jū
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

居 is built from 尸 as the meaning part and 古 (gǔ) as the sound part.

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