等位 (děng wèi) — (noun) equal rank; equivalent grade or level

Definition

A formal, academic term for 'equal rank / same level' — used in grading, ranking, and classification contexts, more technical than everyday 'same'.

noun

equal rankequivalent grade or level

等位。
Zhè liǎng gè zhí wèi de děng wèi xiāng tóng.
These two positions have the same rank.
等位。
Kǎo shì chéng jì àn fēn shù fēn wéi wǔ gè děng wèi.
Exam scores are divided into five grades according to score.
等位。
Zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī de guī mó shǔ yú tóng yī děng wèi.
The scale of these two companies belongs to the same grade.

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.

等 (equal) plus 位 (rank) gives equivalent grade.

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.

竹寺等

Meaning part形符xíngfú

竹竹zhúbamboo

Sound part声符shēngfú

寺

寺sì等děng

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

The top 竹 shows bamboo strips used for writing and sorting; the bottom 寺 once gave the sound, but now sounds different.

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.