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方位词
fāng wèi cí
Pinyin
Definition
方位词
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fāng wèi cí
noun of locality (linguistics)
Character Decomposition
方
方
位
亻
立
词
讠
㇆
一
口
Related Words
(20)
位
wèi
1
position
2
location
3
place
4
seat
5
classifier for people (honorific)
6
classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes)
7
(physics) potential
位置
wèi zhi
1
position
2
place
3
seat
4
CL:個|个[gè]
各位
gè wèi
1
everybody
2
all (guests, colleagues etc)
3
all of you
单位
dān wèi
1
unit (of measure)
2
unit (group of people as a whole)
3
work unit (place of employment, esp. in the PRC prior to economic reform)
4
CL:個|个[gè]
地方
dì fāng
1
region
2
regional (away from the central administration)
3
local
官方
guān fāng
1
government
2
official (approved or issued by an authority)
对方
duì fāng
1
counterpart
2
other person involved
3
opposite side
4
other side
5
receiving party
方向
fāng xiàng
1
direction
2
orientation
3
path to follow
4
CL:個|个[gè]
方式
fāng shì
1
way
2
manner
3
style
4
mode
5
pattern
6
CL:個|个[gè]
方法
fāng fǎ
1
method
2
way
3
means
4
CL:個|个[gè]
东方
Dōng fāng
1
the East
2
the Orient
3
two-character surname Dongfang
下方
xià fāng
1
underneath
2
below
3
the underside
4
world of mortals
5
to descend to the world of mortals (of Gods)
位子
wèi zi
1
place
2
seat
位于
wèi yú
1
to be located at
2
to be situated at
3
to lie
何方
hé fāng
1
where?
价位
jià wèi
1
price level
全方位
quán fāng wèi
1
all around
2
omnidirectional
3
complete
4
holistic
5
comprehensive
到位
dào wèi
1
to get to the intended location
2
to be in place
3
to be in position
4
precise
5
well (done)
前方
qián fāng
1
ahead
2
the front
北方
běi fāng
1
north
2
the northern part a country
3
China north of the Yellow River
Idioms
(20)
一醉方休
yī zuì fāng xiū
1
to get thoroughly drunk (idiom)
2
to get plastered
不以规矩,不能成方圆
bù yǐ guī ju , bù néng chéng fāng yuán
1
without rules, nothing can be done (idiom, from Mencius); one must follow some rules
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
1
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
来日方长
lái rì fāng cháng
1
the future is long (idiom); there will be ample time for that later
2
We'll cross that bridge when we get there
传播四方
chuán bō sì fāng
1
to disseminate in every direction (idiom)
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
1
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means
各就各位
gè jiù gè wèi
1
(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
2
(athletics) On your mark!
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
1
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
2
fig. velvet glove
尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
1
to hold a sinecure (idiom)
志在四方
zhì zài sì fāng
1
to aspire to travel far and make one's mark (idiom)
想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
1
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means
2
to try this, that and the other
指挥有方,人人乐从
zhǐ huī yǒu fāng , rén rén lè cóng
1
Command right and you will be obeyed cheerfully. (idiom)
方寸大乱
fāng cùn dà luàn
1
(idiom) to become agitated
2
to get worked up
方寸已乱
fāng cùn yǐ luàn
1
(idiom) confused
2
troubled
3
bewildered
方枘圆凿
fāng ruì yuán záo
1
to put a square peg in a round hole
2
incompatible (idiom)
方滋未艾
fāng zī wèi ài
1
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
2
still growing strong
3
on the up
方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ
1
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
2
still growing strong
3
on the up
方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài
1
flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding
2
still growing strong
3
on the up
欺以其方
qī yǐ qí fāng
1
deceived by a pretense of reason (idiom)
Sample Sentences