地位 dìwèi position
position; status; place
How to remember 地位: 地 ground + 位 position = position.
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How it is used
- 地位 (dìwèi) means "position/status" in an abstract, social sense - rank, standing, importance.
- Common collocations: 社会地位 (shèhuì dìwèi, social status), 地位很高/低 (dìwèi hěn gāo/dī, high/low standing), 国际地位 (international standing).
- Don't confuse with 位置 (wèizhi), which is physical location/position (把书放在这个位置) - 地位 is never about where something physically sits, only about rank or importance.
- Frequently paired with verbs like 提高 (tígāo, to raise) - 提高地位 (raise one's status).