定
位

To orientate in Chinese: 定位 (dìng wèi)

dìng wèi

to orientate

HSK 3.0 Level 61 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to orientate
  2. 2to position
  3. 3to categorize (as)
  4. 4to characterize (as)
  5. 5positioning
  6. 6position
  7. 7niche

Stroke order

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定
位

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄥˋ

dìng

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄟˋ

wèi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 手机可以帮我们定位现在的位置。

    shǒu jī kě yǐ bāng wǒ men dìng wèi xiàn zài de wèi zhì。

    A phone can help us pinpoint our current location.

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Related words

位

wèi

position

定

dìng

to set

决定

jué dìng

to decide (to do something)

一定

yī dìng

surely

规定

guī dìng

to stipulate

肯定

kěn dìng

to be certain

座位

zuò wèi

seat

单位

dān wèi

unit (of measure)

地位

dì wèi

position

否定

fǒu dìng

to negate

固定

gù dìng

to fix

确定

què dìng

definite

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