部位 bùwèi part
part (especially of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)
How to remember 部位: 部 section + 位 position = part.
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How it is used
- A specific part/region (esp. of the body) - 受伤的部位 (shòushāng de bùwèi) the injured area, 身体各个部位 (shēntǐ gègè bùwèi) every part of the body.
- Points to a location/zone on a larger whole, not a detachable component (that's 部件/零件).
- Common in medicine, anatomy, and describing where on an object something is.