位

wèi

HSK 2

位 — wèi

1. position; location; place; seat

   这位老师在办公室的位子上。 zhèwèi lǎoshī zài bàngōngshì de wèizi shàng — This teacher is at the desk in the office.

2. classifier for people (polite/honorific)

   那位先生想见你。 nàwèi xiānshēng xiǎngjiàn nǐ — That gentleman would like to see you.

3. classifier for binary bits (e.g. sixteen‑bit 十六位)

   这台计算机是三十二位系统。 zhè tái jìsuànjī shì sānshíèrwèi xìtǒng — This computer is a 32‑bit system.

4. (physics) potential

   在这一点测得的电位非常高。 zài zhè yìdiǎn cèdé de diànwèi fēicháng gāo — The electric potential measured at this point is very high.