移位 (yí wèi) — dislocation; extra position | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Means 'dislocation' (bones/joints out of place) or 'shift' (a displacement, as in bit-shift operations or structural movement). Combines 移 ('to move') and 位 ('position').

noun

dislocationextra position

Examples

移位，。
Tā de jiān bǎng fā shēng le yí wèi, xū yào lì jí zhì liáo.
His shoulder dislocated and needs immediate treatment.
移位。
Dì zhèn dǎo zhì dà lóu dì jī yí wèi.
The earthquake caused the building's foundation to shift.
，移位。
Zài biān chéng zhōng, yí wèi cāo zuò hěn cháng jiàn.
In programming, shift operations are very common.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

位wèiposition

移 means to move, and 位 is the position being moved.

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.

禾多移

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

多

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

移 pairs 禾, a grain plant, with 多, which gives the 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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