位于 wèiyú to be located at
to be located at; to be situated at; to lie
怎么记住“位于”: 位 position + 于 at = to be located at.
汉字
用法
- 'To be located at/in' - 银行位于市中心 (yínháng wèiyú shìzhōngxīn) the bank is in the city center.
- Formal/written; takes a place directly after it without needing 在.
- Contrast the neutral 在 (zài, to be at) - 位于 is used for fixed geographic locations of buildings, cities, sites.
例句
- 图书馆位于城市中心。 Túshūguǎn wèiyú chéngshì zhōngxīn.The library is in the center of the city.
- 教堂位于山脚。 Jiàotáng wèiyú shānjiǎo.The church is at the foot of a mountain.
- 天安门广场位于北京市中心。 Tiān'ānmén Guǎngchǎng wèiyú Běijīng Shì zhōngxīn.Tiananmen Square is in the center of Beijing.