地位 (dì wèi) — position, status, standing | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

地位 is one's social or professional standing (position, status). 等级 refers more to a graded rank or level, while 名次 is a contest ranking. 平等 is the related adjective 'equal' describing such status.

noun

positionstatusstanding

Measure word · 个

Examples

地位。
Tā zài gōng sī lǐ de dì wèi hěn gāo.
His status in the company is very high.
地位。
Zhè běn shū zài wén xué shǐ shàng zhàn yǒu zhòng yào dì wèi.
This book occupies an important position in literary history.
地位。
Tā nǔ lì tí shēng zì jǐ de shè huì dì wèi.
She works hard to improve her social status.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

位wèiposition

地 and 位 both refer to place or position; together they mean standing or status.

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.

土也地

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth

Sound part声符shēngfú

也

也yě地dì

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

地 is built from 土 (earth) and 也, which gives its sound.

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

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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