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车位 (chē wèi) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

车位 (chē wèi) is a Chinese word: parking space. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 车位

名 míng noun

parking space

这个小区的车位很紧张。

zhè ge xiǎo qū de chē wèi hěn jǐn zhāng

Parking spaces in this residential area are very limited.

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Word breakdown

车 chē — vehicle, car

Words with this character (36)
  • 1 出租车 chū zū chē — taxi HSK 1
    • 出 out, outbound (suggesting availability for hire)
    • 租 rent, hire (the core rental service concept)
    • 车 vehicle, car (specifies it's a vehicle)
    Example

    我坐出租车去机场。

    wǒ zuò chū zū chē qù jī chǎng

    I take a taxi to the airport.

  • 2 开车 kāi chē — to drive HSK 1
    • 开 to operate, to start
    • 车 vehicle, car
    Example

    我爸爸每天开车上班。

    wǒ bà ba měi tiān kāi chē shàng bān

    My dad drives to work every day.

  • 3 火车 huǒ chē — train HSK 1
    • 火 fire (referring to steam/fire power that historically propelled trains)
    • 车 vehicle (wheeled transportation)
    Example

    我每天坐火车上班。

    wǒ měi tiān zuò huǒ chē shàng bān

    I take the train to work every day.

  • 4 公交车 gōng jiāo chē — bus HSK 2
    • 公 public
    • 交 transport/traffic
    • 车 vehicle
    Example

    我每天坐公交车上班。

    wǒ měi tiān zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng bān

    I take the bus to work every day.

  • 5 打车 dǎ chē — to take a taxi HSK 2
    • 打 to hail, to call for
    • 车 taxi, cab
    Example

    下雨了，我们打车回家吧。

    xià yǔ le wǒ men dǎ chē huí jiā ba

    It's raining, let's take a taxi home.

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位 wèi — space, spot, position

Words with this character (22)
  • 1 单位 dān wèi — unit HSK 4
    • 单 single, individual
    • 位 position, place (measurement marker)
    Example

    我们单位有一百个员工。

    wǒ men dān wèi yǒu yì bǎi gè yuán gōng

    Our unit has one hundred employees.

  • 2 各位 gè wèi — everyone HSK 4
    • 各 each, every (addresses multiple people)
    • 位 polite measure word for people (adds respectful tone)
    Example

    各位早上好！

    gè wèi zǎo shang hǎo

    Good morning, everyone!

  • 3 座位 zuò wèi — seat HSK 4
    • 座 seat, seating structure
    • 位 position, place, location
    Example

    这个座位有人吗？

    zhè ge zuò wèi yǒu rén ma

    Is this seat taken?

  • 4 位于 wèi yú — be located at/in HSK 5
    • 位 position, location
    • 于 at, in (preposition)
    Example

    北京位于中国北部。

    Běi jīng wèi yú Zhōng guó běi bù

    Beijing is located in northern China.

  • 5 位置 wèi zhì — position HSK 5
    • 位 position, place, location
    • 置 placement, setting, established position
    Example

    这个位置很好,可以看到整个城市。

    zhè ge wèi zhì hěn hǎo kě yǐ kàn dào zhěng gè chéng shì

    This position is very good, you can see the entire city.

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  • 6 地位 dì wèi — status HSK 5
    • 地 position, place (abstract sense)
    • 位 rank, standing, status
    Example

    教育可以提高一个人的社会地位。

    jiào yù kě yǐ tí gāo yī gè rén de shè huì dì wèi

    Education can improve a person's social status.

  • 7 学位 xué wèi — degree HSK 6
    • 学 study, learning, academic
    • 位 position, rank, level
    Example

    他获得了博士学位。

    tā huò dé le bó shì xué wèi

    He obtained a doctoral degree.

  • 8 定位 dìng wèi — to position HSK 6
    • 定 to fix, to determine
    • 位 position, location
    Example

    GPS可以准确定位你的位置。

    GPS kě yǐ zhǔn què dìng wèi nǐ de wèi zhì

    GPS can accurately locate your position.

  • 9 岗位 gǎng wèi — post HSK 6
    • 岗 post, station (originally 'sentry post')
    • 位 position, place
    Example

    每个岗位都有自己的职责。

    měi gè gǎng wèi dōu yǒu zì jǐ de zhí zé

    Every post has its own responsibilities.

  • 10 方位 fāng wèi — direction HSK 6
    • 方 direction, side
    • 位 position, place
    Example

    指南针可以帮助你辨别方位。

    zhǐ nán zhēn kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ biàn bié fāng wèi

    A compass can help you identify directions.

  • 11 职位 zhí wèi — position HSK 6
    • 职 occupation, duty, job function
    • 位 position, rank, place in hierarchy
    Example

    他在公司担任重要职位。

    tā zài gōng sī dān rèn zhòng yào zhí wèi

    He holds an important position in the company.

  • 12 部位 bù wèi — part HSK 6
    • 部 section, division
    • 位 position, place
    Example

    这个部位很疼。

    zhè ge bù wèi hěn téng

    This part hurts.

  • 13 价位 jià wèi — price range HSK 7
    Example

    这家餐厅的价位比较高。

    zhè jiā cān tīng de jià wèi bǐ jiào gāo

    This restaurant's price range is relatively high.

  • 14 位子 wèi zi — seat HSK 7
    • 位 position, place (for sitting)
    • 子 suffix making the word colloquial and concrete
    Example

    这个位子有人坐吗？

    zhè ge wèi zi yǒu rén zuò ma

    Is this seat taken?

  • 15 全方位 quán fāng wèi — all-round HSK 7
    • 全 complete, entire, all
    • 方 direction, side, aspect
    • 位 position, place, location
    Example

    这家公司提供全方位的服务。

    zhè jiā gōng sī tí gōng quán fāng wèi de fú wù

    This company provides all-round services.

  • 16 到位 dào wèi — in place, proper, adequate HSK 7
    • 到 to reach, to arrive at (a standard or position)
    • 位 position, place (indicating proper standard or location)
    Example

    他的准备工作很到位。

    tā de zhǔn bèi gōng zuò hěn dào wèi

    His preparatory work is very thorough.

  • 17 品位 pǐn wèi — taste, refinement HSK 7
    • 品 quality, taste (the ability to discern quality)
    • 位 level, standing (the degree or position of that taste)
    Example

    她很有品位，家里的装饰都很雅致。

    tā hěn yǒu pǐn wèi jiā lǐ de zhuāng shì dōu hěn yǎ zhì

    She has great taste; all the decorations in her home are very elegant.

  • 18 席位 xí wèi — seat HSK 7
    • 席 seat (in a formal setting)
    • 位 position/slot
    Example

    这个国家在联合国有一个席位。

    zhè ge guó jiā zài lián hé guó yǒu yí ge xí wèi

    This country has a seat in the United Nations.

  • 19 床位 chuáng wèi — bed (in hospital, hostel, etc.) HSK 7
    • 床 bed (the physical furniture)
    • 位 position/space/unit (designated spot in an institution)
    Example

    这家医院有500个床位。

    zhè jiā yī yuàn yǒu wǔ bǎi gè chuáng wèi

    This hospital has 500 beds.

  • 20 穴位 xué wèi — acupoint HSK 7
    • 穴 cavity, point (the anatomical point or spot)
    • 位 position, location (the specific placement)
    Example

    按摩这个穴位可以缓解头痛。

    àn mó zhè ge xué wèi kě yǐ huǎn jiě tóu tòng

    Massaging this acupoint can relieve headaches.

  • 21 诸位 zhū wèi — everyone HSK 7
    • 诸 all, various
    • 位 respectful measure word for people
    Example

    诸位请坐。

    zhū wèi qǐng zuò

    Everyone, please sit.

  • 22 错位 cuò wèi — dislocate; misalign; be out of position HSK 7
    • 错 wrong; incorrect; error
    • 位 position; place; location
    Example

    他的肩膀错位了，需要去医院。

    tā de jiān bǎng cuò wèi le xū yào qù yī yuàn

    His shoulder has dislocated; he needs to go to the hospital.

Structure & writing
1 车 chē — wheeled land vehicle
车 is a component in 27 characters
HSK 3
轻 qīng light in weight; low in density (opposite of '重') 较 jiào to compare (size, degree, etc.) 辆 liàng measure word for vehicles
HSK 4
转 zhuǎn to rotate; to change direction or situation 输 shū to transport from one place to another 连 lián to connect, to link
HSK 5
军 jūn armed forces; military 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 软 ruǎn soft, not firm (opposite of 硬) 载 zài to load (onto a vehicle or vessel) 辑 jí to collect and compile (materials into a book)
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阵 zhèn battle formation (arrangement of troops in combat)
HSK 6
轨 guǐ the distance between two wheels of a vehicle; rut left by wheels 轮 lún wheel 辅 fǔ to assist; to aid 辈 bèi generation; order of seniority in a family
HSK 7
撵 niǎn to expel, drive away 斩 zhǎn to chop off; to behead 舆 yú (lit.) carriage; cart 轰 hōng boom; bang (sound of thunder, cannon, explosion, etc.) 轴 zhóu axle; shaft (cylindrical mechanical part around which wheels or components rotate)
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轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback 辐 fú spoke (of a wheel) 辕 yuán the two shafts at the front of a large cart for harnessing animals 辖 xiá linchpin (iron pin through an axle hub to keep the wheel in place) 辗 zhǎn used in "辗转": ① tossing and turning (of the body); ② passing through many places or hands; moving in a roundabout way 辙 zhé rut; track left by a wheel

车 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 位 wèi — position; location
位 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 7
莅 lì (lit.) to arrive; to come to

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
HSK 1
什 shén see "什么": ① interrogative pronoun; ② indefinite reference; ③ universal reference (used before 也/都); ④ surprise or dissatisfaction; ⑤ reproach; ⑥ disagreement; ⑦ non-exhaustive enumeration 他 tā third-person pronoun, generally male, sometimes gender-neutral (he/him; they) 们 men suffix added to pronouns or nouns referring to people to indicate plural 件 jiàn measure word for individual items 休 xiū to stop; to cease (something)
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住 zhù to reside; to stay (permanently or temporarily) 作 zuò to work; to make; to produce 你 nǐ you (second person singular pronoun) 便 biàn convenient; to make convenient, smooth, without difficulty or obstruction 候 hòu to wait; to await 做 zuò to make; to manufacture (a physical object)
HSK 2
但 dàn only, merely 位 wèi position; location 体 tǐ the whole body of a person or animal; by extension, a part of the body 游 yóu unfixed; constantly moving
HSK 3
信 xìn letter; written message 借 jiè to borrow (something to be returned later) 假 jiǎ false; fake; not genuine, opposite of "真" 健 jiàn to strengthen; to make robust 像 xiàng portrait, image, or sculpture made in the likeness of a person or object
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化 huà to change in nature or form; to transform 复 fù to repeat; to do more than once
HSK 4
仅 jǐn only; merely 仍 réng still; as before; unchanged 仔 zǎi (dial.) young man 付 fù to submit; to hand over 价 jià price; the monetary value of goods
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任 rèn to appoint; to assign to a post 份 fèn a portion or share of a whole divided into parts 优 yōu excellent; superior (opposite of 劣) 伙 huǒ meals; food provisions 估 gū to estimate, to reckon approximately 低 dī low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground 何 hé interrogative pronoun: ① what ② where ③ why 使 shǐ to dispatch; to order about 例 lì example; instance used as a reference or model 供 gōng to supply; to provide money or goods for those in need 保 bǎo to guard and protect from harm or loss 俩 liǎ two (cannot be followed by 个 or other measure words) 倍 bèi a multiple; a number equal to another multiplied by a given factor 倒 dǎo to fall down; to topple over 值 zhí price; value; numerical value 停 tíng to stop, to cease moving 偶 ǒu idol; figure made of wood or clay 傅 fù (lit.) to assist; to instruct 傲 ào arrogant; proud 夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼'
HSK 5
亿 yì one hundred million 代 dài to substitute; to replace 仿 fǎng to imitate; to follow as a model 伍 wǔ a military unit of five soldiers in ancient times; now refers to the army in general 伟 wěi great; sublime; inspiring reverence
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传 chuán to pass from one party to another; to hand down from generation to generation 伴 bàn companion; partner 伸 shēn to stretch out; to extend 似 sì to resemble; to be like 佛 fó Buddha (abbrev. of Sanskrit transliteration '佛陀'); esp. Shakyamuni, founder of Buddhism 佳 jiā beautiful, good 依 yī to lean on; to rely on, to depend on 促 cù short (of time) 俗 sú custom; social habit or convention formed over time 倡 chàng to initiate; to advocate 傍 bàng to be close to; to be beside 催 cuī to urge; to press someone to act quickly 傻 shǎ foolish, stupid 宿 sù to lodge; to spend the night; to sleep overnight 拖 tuō to drag (an object along a surface) 施 shī to implement; to exert
HSK 6
仗 zhàng general term for ancient weapons 仪 yí appearance and bearing; demeanor 仰 yǎng face upward (opposite of 俯, to face downward) 佩 pèi to wear (on one's person); to carry at one's side 侄 zhí nephew (son of a brother or male peer; also used for a friend's son)
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侧 cè side; lateral (opposite of 'front/upright') 俱 jù all, entirely 倾 qīng to tilt; to lean 偷 tōu to steal; to take something without the owner's knowledge 偿 cháng to repay; to compensate 储 chǔ to save, to store up
HSK 7
仁 rén benevolence; the Confucian moral concept centered on compassion, love, and altruism 仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 仇 chóu enemy; foe 仙 xiān immortal; a person with supernatural abilities in mythology 仲 zhòng second among siblings (after 伯, before 叔)
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伏 fú to lean forward onto something; to lie face down, prostrate 伐 fá to chop (a tree); to fell 伦 lún generation; kind; category 伪 wěi false; fake; deceitful (opposite of 真) 伯 bó uncle (father's elder brother) 伺 sì to watch; to lie in wait 佑 yòu to assist and protect 佣 yōng to hire or be hired 侃 kǎn (lit.) upright and forthright 侈 chǐ wasteful; extravagant 侍 shì to serve, attend upon, wait on someone 侠 xiá a chivalrous person or act of helping the oppressed through personal strength 侣 lǚ companion; partner 侥 jiǎo 见"侥幸": to gain benefit or avoid misfortune by chance 侦 zhēn to spy; to secretly investigate or scout 侨 qiáo to reside abroad 侮 wǔ to bully, to treat with contempt 侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 俊 jùn handsome; good-looking (opposite of ugly) 俏 qiào handsome; good-looking; nimble and graceful 俘 fú prisoner of war; captive 俭 jiǎn frugal, thrifty (opposite of 奢) 俯 fǔ to bow one's head, face downward (opposite of 仰) 倔 juè straightforward in character, blunt in speech 倘 tǎng if; supposing that 倚 yǐ to lean against 倦 juàn tired, weary 债 zhài debt (money owed to others) 偏 piān not straight; off-center; tilted (opposite of 正) 僚 liáo government official 僧 sēng Buddhist monk 僵 jiāng stiff, rigid (of limbs) 僻 pì remote, far from the center
2.2 立 lì — to stand; to stand upright
立 is a component in 17 characters
HSK 2
位 wèi position; location 站 zhàn to stand upright with feet on the ground
HSK 3
接 jiē to approach; to come into contact with 音 yīn sound; pronunciation
HSK 4
亲 qīn related by blood or marriage; esp. parents 垃 lā used in 垃圾 (lājī): ① garbage, refuse ② (attributive) worthless or harmful 拉 lā to pull toward oneself or drag along 竞 jìng competition; to compete against each other 童 tóng child; young kid
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辛 xīn pungent; spicy
HSK 6
竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横') 端 duān upright; proper 粒 lì small round or tiny fragment-shaped object
HSK 7
毅 yì resolute, firm and unwavering in purpose 泣 qì to weep silently or softly 竣 jùn to complete; to finish (a task or project) 竭 jié to exhaust, use up completely

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