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部位 (bù wèi) — specific part or location (of the body, plant, clothing, etc.)

Definition

部位 means a specific part or region of something (body, plant, garment). 地方 is a general 'place'; 局部 is closer, but emphasizes a section of a whole, often abstract. Use 部位 for concrete named regions.

noun
specific part or location (of the body, plant, clothing, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 部位。
    Jiāo tōng shì gù zhōng tā de tóu bù bù wèi shòu shāng le.
    The head part of him was injured in the traffic accident.
  • 部位。
    Zhè zhǒng zhí wù de gēn bù bù wèi hěn yǒu yíng yǎng.
    The root part of this plant is very nutritious.
  • 部位。
    Zhè jiàn dà yī de lǐng zi bù wèi bù néng nòng shī.
    The collar part of this coat must not get wet.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

部bùsection
位wèiplace

部 and 位 both refer to a place or section; together they mean a specific part or location.

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
邑邑yì
Sound part声符shēngfú
咅
咅pǒu部bù
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

部 pairs 咅, which gives the sound, with 邑. It originally named a place in today's Gansu.

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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
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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