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地位

dì wèi · di wei

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 5Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. position
  2. status
  3. place
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Lower than the puppy

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)地位(dìwèi)很低(hěndī)。

    My status at home is very low.

  2. Liangliang

    怎么会(zěnmehuì)呢(ne)？

    How could that be?

  3. Dengdeng

    吃饭(chīfàn)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我(wǒ)的(de)地位(dìwèi)比(bǐ)小狗(xiǎogǒu)还(hái)低(dī)。

    At mealtime, my status is even lower than the puppy's.

  4. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  5. Dengdeng

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)先(xiān)吃(chī)，我(wǒ)最后(zuìhòu)吃(chī)。

    The puppy eats first and I eat last.

  6. Liangliang

    小狗(xiǎogǒu)的(de)地位(dìwèi)真(zhēn)高(gāo)！

    The puppy's status is really high!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)在(zài)公(gōng)司(sī)里(lǐ)的(de)地(dì)位(wèi)很(hěn)高(gāo)。

He has a high position in the company.

02

教(jiào)育(yù)在(zài)人(rén)的(de)一(yì)生(shēng)中(zhōng)占(zhàn)有(yǒu)重(zhòng)要(yào)地(dì)位(wèi)。

Education occupies an important place in a person's life.

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地
dì

earth; ground

位
wèi

position; location

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