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方位

fāng wèi · fang wei

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. direction
  2. points of the compass
  3. bearing
  4. position
  5. azimuth
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Lost on the hill

  1. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)迷路(mílù)了(le)，你(nǐ)看得出(kàndechū)方位(fāngwèi)吗(ma)？

    We're lost. Can you tell which way is which?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)有(yǒu)指南针(zhǐnánzhēn)，可以(kěyǐ)看(kàn)方位(fāngwèi)。

    I have a compass. I can check the direction.

  3. Liangliang

    指南针(zhǐnánzhēn)怎么(zěnme)说(shuō)？

    What does the compass say?

  4. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)我们(wǒmen)在(zài)往(wǎng)南(nán)走(zǒu)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)拿反(náfǎn)了(le)。

    It says we're heading south, but I'm holding it backwards.

  5. Liangliang

    连(lián)方位(fāngwèi)都(dōu)分不清(fēnbùqīng)，还是(háishi)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)吧(ba)。

    You can't even tell directions. Let's use the phone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)这(zhè)座(zuò)城(chéng)市(shì)的(de)方(fāng)位(wèi)。

Please tell me the location of this city.

02

地(dì)图(tú)上(shàng)标(biāo)出(chū)了(le)各(gè)个(gè)方(fāng)位(wèi)的(de)名(míng)称(chēng)。

The map marks the names of the various directions.

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