易位 (yì wèi) — to change places; to transpose; to dethrone (a monarch, leader, or in chess)
Definition
Literary/formal verb meaning 'to change places' or, in chess and for rulers, 'to dethrone'. It is a more formal alternative to 调换 and specifically covers the chess/royal sense of removing a piece or monarch from power.
verb
to change placesto transposeto dethrone (a monarch, leader, or in chess)
Examples
- ，易位。Guó jì xiàng qí zhōng, wáng hé chē kě yǐ yì wèi.In chess, the king and rook can castle.
- 。Nà wèi guó wáng bèi yì le wèi.That king was dethroned.
- 易位。Zhè liǎng gè bù jiàn xū yào yì wèi cái néng zhèng cháng gōng zuò.These two components need to be transposed to work properly.
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