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电位器
diàn wèi qì
Pinyin
Definition
电位器
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diàn wèi qì
potentiometer
Character Decomposition
电
日
丨
乚
位
亻
立
器
㗊
犬
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]
兵器
bīng qì
1
weaponry
2
weapons
3
arms
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]
上位
shàng wèi
1
seat of honor
2
person in a high-ranking position
3
to be promoted to a more senior role
4
(genetics) epistatic
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
个位
gè wèi
1
the units place (or column) in the decimal system
价位
jià wèi
1
price level
仪器
yí qì
1
instrument
2
apparatus
3
CL:臺|台[tái]
充电器
chōng diàn qì
1
battery charger
全方位
quán fāng wèi
1
all around
2
omnidirectional
3
complete
4
holistic
5
comprehensive
利器
lì qì
1
sharp weapon
2
effective implement
3
outstandingly able individual
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)
加湿器
jiā shī qì
1
humidifier
原位
yuán wèi
1
original position
2
(in) the same place
3
normal position
4
the place where one currently is
5
in situ
吸尘器
xī chén qì
1
vacuum cleaner
2
dust catcher
品位
pǐn wèi
1
rank
2
grade
3
quality
4
(aesthetic) taste
器
qì
1
device
2
tool
3
utensil
4
CL:臺|台[tái]
Idioms
(12)
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
1
spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
人位相宜
rén wèi xiāng yí
1
to be the right person for the job (idiom)
加官进位
jiā guān jìn wèi
1
promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)
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!
大器晚成
dà qì wǎn chéng
1
lit. it takes a long time to make a big pot (idiom); fig. a great talent matures slowly
2
in the fullness of time a major figure will develop into a pillar of the state
3
Rome wasn't built in a day
尸位素餐
shī wèi sù cān
1
to hold a sinecure (idiom)
工欲善其事,必先利其器
gōng yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
1
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
投鼠忌器
tóu shǔ jì qì
1
lit. to refrain from shooting at the rat for fear of breaking the vases (idiom)
2
to not act against an evil so as to prevent harm to innocents
欲善其事,必先利其器
yù shàn qí shì , bì xiān lì qí qì
1
To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools (idiom). Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
薰莸不同器
xūn yóu bù tóng qì
1
lit. fragrant herbs and foul herbs do not go into the same vessel (idiom)
2
bad people and good people do not mix
藏器待时
cáng qì dài shí
1
to conceal one's abilities and wait (idiom); to lie low and await the opportune moment
长生禄位
cháng shēng lù wèi
1
tablet and altar honoring a great benefactor (idiom)
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