换
位

To swap places in Chinese: 换位 (huàn wèi)

huàn wèi

to swap places

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 換位1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to swap places
  2. 2(logic) conversion
  3. 3(car maintenance) to rotate (tires)

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换
位

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨㄢˋ

huàn

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄟˋ

wèi

ㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

换位

Simplified

換位

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们应该学会换位思考。

    wǒ men yīng gāi xué huì huàn wèi sī kǎo。

    We should learn to think from others' perspective.

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Related words

换

huàn

to exchange

位

wèi

position

座位

zuò wèi

seat

单位

dān wèi

unit (of measure)

地位

dì wèi

position

交换

jiāo huàn

to exchange

位置

wèi zhi

position

各位

gè wèi

everybody

位于

wèi yú

to be located at

部位

bù wèi

part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable (e.g. the root), or a garment (e.g. the sleeve) etc)

更换

gēng huàn

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

学位

xué wèi

academic degree

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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