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位于

wèi yú · wei yu

Traditional 位於

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to be located at
  2. to be situated at
  3. to lie
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Where is the hotel?

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，故宫(gùgōng)位于(wèiyú)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    Dengdeng, where is the Forbidden City located?

  2. Dengdeng

    故宫(gùgōng)位于(wèiyú)北京(běijīng)的(de)中心(zhōngxīn)。

    The Forbidden City is in the centre of Beijing.

  3. Leon

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)的(de)酒店(jiǔdiàn)位于(wèiyú)哪里(nǎlǐ)？

    And where is our hotel located?

  4. Liangliang

    你们(nǐmen)的(de)酒店(jiǔdiàn)位于(wèiyú)故宫(gùgōng)的(de)东边(dōngbian)，走路(zǒulù)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    Your hotel is located east of the Forbidden City. It's ten minutes on foot.

  5. Leon

    可是(kěshì)地图(dìtú)上(shàng)说(shuō)，酒店(jiǔdiàn)位于(wèiyú)故宫(gùgōng)的(de)西边(xībiān)。

    But the map says the hotel is located west of the Forbidden City.

  6. Liangliang

    里昂(lǐáng)，你(nǐ)把(bǎ)地图(dìtú)拿(ná)反(fǎn)了(le)！

    Leon, you are holding the map the wrong way round!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

瑞(ruì)士(shì)位(wèi)于(yú)法(fǎ)国(guó)、意(yì)大(dà)利(lì)、奥(ào)地(dì)利(lì)和(hé)德(dé)国(guó)之(zhī)间(jiān)。

Switzerland is situated between France, Italy, Austria and Germany.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)书(shū)店(diàn)位(wèi)于(yú)市(shì)中(zhōng)心(xīn)的(de)一(yì)条(tiáo)小(xiǎo)巷(xiàng)里(lǐ)。

This bookstore is located in a small alley in the city center.

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