Usage of the character 位

(sports) to jockey for position; (basketball) to box out; (commerce) to establish oneself in a competitive market (also pr. (qiǎwèi))
booth seating (always pr. (kǎwèi) for this sense)

tóuwèi

头位

[頭位]

(car racing) pole position
(obstetrics) cephalic presentation (i.e. head-first birth)

ràngwèi

让位

[讓位]

to abdicate
to yield

língwèi

灵位

[靈位]

memorial tablet

dūnwèi

吨位

[噸位]

tonnage

jiēwèi

阶位

[階位]

order
rank
level

jíwèi

即位

[即位]

to succeed to the throne
accession

wèiyuán

位元

[位元]

bit (computing)

xuéwèi

学位

[學位]

academic degree
place in school

dìngwèi

订位

[訂位]

to reserve a seat
to book a table
reservation

dàowèi

倒位

[倒位]

inversion

lùwèi

禄位

[祿位]

official rank and salary

lánwèi

栏位

[欄位]

(numeric, data) field (Tw)

xiàngwèi

相位

[相位]

phase (waves)

shíwèi

十位

[十位]

the tens place (or column) in the decimal system

guānwèi

官位

[官位]

official post

dìwèi

帝位

[帝位]

imperial throne

duìwèi

对位

[對位]

counterpoint (in music etc)
to align
alignment

sìwèi

嗣位

[嗣位]

to succeed to a title
to inherit

wèixíng

位形

[位形]

configuration

zhíwèi

职位

[職位]

position; post; job

wèimiàn

位面

[位面]

plane (of existence)

chēwèi

车位

[車位]

parking spot
unloading point
garage place
stand for taxi

juéwèi

爵位

[爵位]

order of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公 (gōng), Marquis 侯 (hóu), Count 伯 (bó), Viscount 子 (zǐ), Baron 男 (nán)

to abdicate
to resign a position

fùwèi

复位

[復位]

to restore sb or sth to its original position
to regain the throne
to reset (a dislocated joint, an electronic device etc)
reset

cháowèi

潮位

[潮位]

tide level

cuànwèi

篡位

[篡位]

to seize the throne

pùwèi

铺位

[鋪位]

bunk; berth

tǐwèi

体位

[體位]

posture

jiàwèi

价位

[價位]

price level

qiānwèi

千位

[千位]

the thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

xuéwèi

穴位

[穴位]

acupuncture point
location of a grave

bùwèi

部位

[部位]

part (esp. of the body, but also of a vegetable, e.g. the root, or a garment, e.g. the sleeve, etc)

cāngwèi

仓位

[倉位]

(logistics) storage location
place to store goods
(finance) position

tuìwèi

退位

[退位]

to abdicate

děngwèi

等位

[等位]

(physics) equipotential

zàiwèi

在位

[在位]

on the throne
reigning (monarch)

zhuǎnwèi

转位

[轉位]

transposition
displacement
inversion
translocation
to displace
to transpose

duànwèi

段位

[段位]

rank
class
(Japanese martial arts and board games) dan

géwèi

格位

[格位]

case (linguistics)

wángwèi

王位

[王位]

title of king
kingship

jìwèi

继位

[繼位]

to succeed to the throne

yuèwèi

越位

[越位]

offside (sports)

quánwèi

权位

[權位]

power and position (politics)

míngwèi

名位

[名位]

fame and position
official rank

wèitú

位图

[位圖]

raster graphics

chuánwèi

船位

[船位]

ship's position

wòwèi

卧位

[臥位]

berth

yǐnwèi

隐位

[隱位]

cryptic epitope (immunology, a protein component that becomes effective when activated by antigen)

shùwèi

数位

[數位]

digit
(Tw) digital

lièwèi

列位

[列位]

ladies and gentlemen; all of you present

wèiyí

位移

[位移]

(geometry) displacement (a vector quantity)

dìngwèi

定位

[定位]

to orientate
to position
to categorize (as)
to characterize (as)
positioning
position
niche

zhūwèi

诸位

[諸位]

(pron) everyone
Ladies and Gentlemen
Sirs

bǎiwèi

百位

[百位]

the hundreds place (or column) in the decimal system

shùnwèi

顺位

[順位]

rank
place
position

gèwèi

个位

[個位]

the units place (or column) in the decimal system

xíwèi

席位

[席位]

a seat (in a theater, stadium etc)
parliamentary or congressional seat

wèizi

位子

[位子]

place
seat

wèijū

位居

[位居]

to be located at

shàngwèi

上位

[上位]

seat of honor
person in a high-ranking position
to be promoted to a more senior role
(genetics) epistatic

wèicì

位次

[位次]

place (in numbered sequence)
degree on employment scale

cáowèi

槽位

[槽位]

slot

gǎngwèi

岗位

[崗位]

a post; a job

dìwèi

地位

[地位]

position
status
place
CL:個／个 (gè)

kōngwèi

空位

[空位]

empty place
room (for sb)

wèizhi

位置

[位置]

position
place
seat
CL:個／个 (gè)

jūwèi

居位

[居位]

to occupy a high position (in administration)

tānwèi

摊位

[攤位]

vendor's booth

guīwèi

归位

[歸位]

to put sth back where it belongs
to return to the original position
to return to one's seat (in a classroom)

cíwèi

词位

[詞位]

lexeme

wèiyú

位于

[位於]

to be located at
to be situated at
to lie

pǐnwèi

品位

[品位]

rank
grade
quality
(aesthetic) taste

běnwèi

本位

[本位]

standard
one's own department or unit

yíwèi

移位

[移位]

to shift
shift
translocation
displacement
(medicine) dislocation

zhuànwèi

转位

[轉位]

index (rotating gauge)
cam gradation

jièwèi

借位

[借位]

in arithmetic of subtraction, to borrow 10 and carry from the next place

shànwèi

禅位

[禪位]

to abdicate (as king)

yīnwèi

音位

[音位]

phoneme

gōngwèi

宫位

[宮位]

house (astrology)

bówèi

泊位

[泊位]

berth

shénwèi

神位

[神位]

spirit tablet
ancestral tablet

gèwèi

各位

[各位]

everybody
all (guests, colleagues etc)
all of you

wànwèi

万位

[萬位]

the ten thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

zhèwèi

这位

[這位]

this (person)

yuánwèi

原位

[原位]

original position
(in) the same place
normal position
the place where one currently is
in situ

túnwèi

臀位

[臀位]

breech presentation (obstetrics)

zhǎnwèi

展位

[展位]

relative position of exhibition booth
allocated floor space for display stall
allotted exhibit area

diànwèi

电位

[電位]

electric potential
voltage

gāowèi

高位

[高位]

high position
eminent status
top job
raised position
upper (limbs)
a high (i.e. local maximum)
high point on scale, high grade, temperature, latitude etc

dānwèiyuán

单位元

[單位元]

identity element (math.)

bāwèiyuán

八位元

[八位元]

8-bit (computing)

jīnběnwèi

金本位

[金本位]

gold standard

dìsānwèi

第三位

[第三位]

third place

diànwèijì

电位计

[電位計]

potentiometer

dì'èrwèi

第二位

[第二位]

second place

tíngchēwèi

停车位

[停車位]

parking space
parking spot

guǎnggàowèi

广告位

[廣告位]

ad space; ad slot

fēnwèishù

分位数

[分位數]

quantile (statistics)

nüshàngwèi

女上位

[女上位]

woman-on-top sex position

zhōngwèishù

中位数

[中位數]

median

tàidānwèi

肽单位

[肽單位]

peptide unit (on protein chain)

dānwèigēn

单位根

[單位根]

(math.) root of unity

zǒngdūnwèi

总吨位

[總噸位]

overall tonnage (of a shipping fleet or company)

yínběnwèi

银本位

[銀本位]

Silver Standard (monetary standard)

fāngwèijiǎo

方位角

[方位角]

azimuth

tóngwèisù

同位素

[同位素]

isotope

shùwèihuà

数位化

[數位化]

(Tw) to digitize

duōfāngwèi

多方位

[多方位]

many-sided
versatile
various aspects
all-round
multidirectional

quánfāngwèi

全方位

[全方位]

all around
omnidirectional
complete
holistic
comprehensive

shíjìnwèi

十进位

[十進位]

decimal system

wèiyuánzǔ

位元组

[位元組]

(Tw) byte (computing)

běnwèihào

本位号

[本位號]

(music notation) natural sign, ♮

Wèiyuánbì

位元币

[位元幣]

Bitcoin

jìnwèifǎ

进位法

[進位法]

system of writing numbers to a base, such as decimal or binary (math)

běnwèiyīn

本位音

[本位音]

(music) natural note

bǎiwànwèi

百万位

[百萬位]

the millions place (or column) in the decimal system

niànxuéwèi

念学位

[念學位]

to study for a degree
to take a degree course

fāngwèicí

方位词

[方位詞]

noun of locality (linguistics)

xiàngwèichā

相位差

[相位差]

phase difference

qiānwèiyuán

千位元

[千位元]

kilobit

shuāngxuéwèi

双学位

[雙學位]

dual degree (academic)

zhànwèifú

占位符

[占位符]

(computing) placeholder

shíwànwèi

十万位

[十萬位]

the hundred thousands place (or column) in the decimal system

diànwèiqì

电位器

[電位器]

potentiometer

běnwèizhì

本位制

[本位制]

monetary standard

yàdānwèi

亚单位

[亞單位]

subunit

jiāguānjìnwèi

加官进位

[加官進位]

promotion in official post and salary raise (idiom)

kàochuāngzuòwèi

靠窗座位

[靠窗座位]

window seat

dānwèixìntuō

单位信托

[單位信托]

unit trust (finance)

tiānwéndānwèi

天文单位

[天文單位]

astronomical unit (AU)

bǎifēnwèishù

百分位数

[百分位數]

percentile (statistics)

shíjìnwèifǎ

十进位法

[十進位法]

decimal system

zhòngliàngdānwèi

重量单位

[重量單位]

unit of weight

chángdùdānwèi

长度单位

[長度單位]

unit of length

sìfēnwèishù

四分位数

[四分位數]

quartile (statistics)

wǔděngjuéwèi

五等爵位

[五等爵位]

five orders of feudal nobility, namely: Duke 公 (gōng), Marquis 侯 (hóu), Count 伯 (bó), Viscount 子 (zǐ), Baron 男 (nán)

shuòshìxuéwèi

硕士学位

[碩士學位]

master's degree

rénwèixiāngyí

人位相宜

[人位相宜]

to be the right person for the job (idiom)

tánpàndìwèi

谈判地位

[談判地位]

bargaining position

shífēnwèishù

十分位数

[十分位數]

decile (statistics)

suǒshǔdānwèi

所属单位

[所屬單位]

affiliated unit
subsidiary

mòwèitáotài

末位淘汰

[末位淘汰]

sacking the worst-performing employee
elimination of the worst-performing contestant

huànwèisīkǎo

换位思考

[換位思考]

to put oneself in sb else’s shoes

lǐngxiāndìwèi

领先地位

[領先地位]

lead(ing) position

xíngzhèngdānwèi

行政单位

[行政單位]

administrative unit (e.g. province 省 (shěng), prefecture 地區／地区 (dìqū) or county 縣／县 (xiàn))

běnwèizhǔyì

本位主义

[本位主義]

selfish departmentalism
departmental selfishness

shùwèiwǎnglù

数位网路

[數位網路]

digital network

gǎngwèipéixùn

岗位培训

[崗位培訓]

on-the-job training

tíngchēwèizhi

停车位置

[停車位置]

parking location
parking bay

dìlǐwèizhi

地理位置

[地理位置]

geographical location

diànyóuwèizhi

电邮位置

[電郵位置]

email address

běnwèihuòbì

本位货币

[本位貨幣]

local currency
our own currency
abbr. to 本幣／本币

gèjiùgèwèi

各就各位

[各就各位]

(of the people in a group) to get into position (idiom)
(athletics) On your mark!

dānwèifànzuì

单位犯罪

[單位犯罪]

crime committed by an organization

wèizhìxiàoyìng

位置效应

[位置效應]

position effect

gōngzuòdānwèi

工作单位

[工作單位]

work unit

yībùdàowèi

一步到位

[一步到位]

to settle a matter in one go

Sānwèi Yītǐ

三位一体

[三位一體]

Holy Trinity
trinity

dìlǐdìngwèi

地理定位

[地理定位]

geolocation

wèixíngkōngjiān

位形空间

[位形空間]

configuration space (math.)

jīběndānwèi

基本单位

[基本單位]

basic unit
fundamental building block

sānwèibóshì

三位博士

[三位博士]

the Magi
the Three Wise Kings from the East in the biblical nativity story

gǎngwèijīntiē

岗位津贴

[崗位津貼]

post allowance; job-specific subsidy

gǎngwèigōngzī

岗位工资

[崗位工資]

standard salary for a specific job (contrasted with performance pay 績效工資／绩效工资 (jìxiàogōngzī) or commission 提成 (tíchéng) etc)

sìlúndìngwèi

四轮定位

[四輪定位]

wheel alignment (automobile maintenance)

bóshìxuéwèi

博士学位

[博士學位]

doctoral degree
PhD
same as Doctor of Philosophy 哲學博士學位／哲学博士学位

gōngzhìdānwèi

公制单位

[公制單位]

metric units

shīgōngdānwèi

施工单位

[施工單位]

unit in charge of construction
builder

shíyìwèiyuán

十亿位元

[十億位元]

gigabit

xuéwèizhèngshū

学位证书

[學位證書]

diploma (for a degree)
degree certificate

shīwèisùcān

尸位素餐

[尸位素餐]

to hold a sinecure (idiom)

xiāngduìwèizhi

相对位置

[相對位置]

relative position

débùpèiwèi

德不配位

[德不配位]

one's moral standards are not in keeping with one's social status

xuéshìxuéwèi

学士学位

[學士學位]

bachelor's degree

shìchǎngdìngwèi

市场定位

[市場定位]

positioning (marketing)

huíshēngdìngwèi

回声定位

[回聲定位]

echolocation

zàiwèishídài

在位时代

[在位時代]

reign (of a king, emperor etc)

shíliùwèiyuán

十六位元

[十六位元]

16-bit (computing)

tǐjīdānwèi

体积单位

[體積單位]

unit of volume

yínběnwèizhì

银本位制

[銀本位制]

Silver Standard (monetary standard)

shùwèixìnhào

数位信号

[數位信號]

digital signal

guójìdānwèi

国际单位

[國際單位]

international unit

míngyùxuéwèi

名誉学位

[名譽學位]

honorary degree
academic degree Honoris Causa

děngwèijīyīn

等位基因

[等位基因]

allele (one of two paired gene in diploid organism)

shēngbōdìngwèi

声波定位

[聲波定位]

sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning

shìyèdānwèi

事业单位

[事業單位]

public institution
(Tw) business enterprise; company; firm

shùwèihuòbì

数位货币

[數位貨幣]

digital currency (Tw)

chángshēnglùwèi

长生禄位

[長生祿位]

tablet and altar honoring a great benefactor (idiom)

xuéwèilùnwén

学位论文

[學位論文]

dissertation; thesis

rèliàngdānwèi

热量单位

[熱量單位]

thermal unit
unit of heat

dānwèixiàngliàng

单位向量

[單位向量]

(math.) unit vector

róngyùxuéwèi

荣誉学位

[榮譽學位]

honorary degree
(U.K. etc) honours degree

xūwèiyǐdài

虚位以待

[虛位以待]

to reserve a seat
to leave a position vacant

shàngwèigàiniàn

上位概念

[上位概念]

superordinate concept

wèijírénchén

位极人臣

[位極人臣]

to have reached the highest official positions

shēngchǎndānwèi

生产单位

[生產單位]

production unit

túnwèifēnmiǎn

臀位分娩

[臀位分娩]

breech delivery (medicine)

zìfādiànwèi

自发电位

[自發電位]

electroencephalogram (EEG)

tóngliàngyìwèisù

同量异位素

[同量異位素]

nuclear isobar

liùshísìwèiyuán

六十四位元

[六十四位元]

64-bit (computing)

túnwèiqǔtāishù

臀位取胎术

[臀位取胎術]

breech extraction (medicine)

sānshí'èrwèiyuán

三十二位元

[三十二位元]

32-bit (computing)

tóngwèisùfēnlí

同位素分离

[同位素分離]

isotopic separation

lièbiàntóngwèisù

裂变同位素

[裂變同位素]

fissile isotope

guójìdānwèizhì

国际单位制

[國際單位制]

International System of Units

dānwèiqiēxiàngliàng

单位切向量

[單位切向量]

(math.) unit tangent vector

yàyīnjiédānwèi

亚音节单位

[亞音節單位]

subsyllabic unit

yīnlízǐbùwèi

阴离子部位

[陰離子部位]

anionic site

quánqiúdìngwèixìtǒng

全球定位系统

[全球定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

huánqiúdìngwèixìtǒng

环球定位系统

[環球定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

míngyùbóshìxuéwèi

名誉博士学位

[名譽博士學位]

honorary doctorate
Doctor Honoris Causae

kězhuǎnhuàntóngwèisù

可转换同位素

[可轉換同位素]

fertile isotope

tóngbùshùwèijiēcéng

同步数位阶层

[同步數位階層]

synchronous digital hierarchy
SDH

róngyùbóshìxuéwèi

荣誉博士学位

[榮譽博士學位]

honorary doctorate
Doctor Honoris Causae

fàngshèxìngtóngwèisù

放射性同位素

[放射性同位素]

radioactive isotope
radioisotope

wèixīngdìngwèixìtǒng

卫星定位系统

[衛星定位系統]

global positioning system (GPS)

shìjiànxiāngguāndiànwèi

事件相关电位

[事件相關電位]

(neuroscience) event-related potential

zhéxuébóshìxuéwèi

哲学博士学位

[哲學博士學位]

PhD degree (Doctor of Philosophy)
also abbr. to 博士學位／博士学位

tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèi

统一资源定位

[統一資源定位]

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

jīnhuìduìběnwèizhì

金汇兑本位制

[金匯兌本位制]

gold exchange standard (economics)

tǒngyīzīyuándìngwèifú

统一资源定位符

[統一資源定位符]

universal resource locator (URL), i.e. webaddress

zhěngtǐshùwèifúwùwǎnglù

整体数位服务网路

[整體數位服務網路]

Integrated Service Digital Network
ISDN

zhěngtǐfúwùshùwèiwǎnglù

整体服务数位网路

[整體服務數位網路]

ISDN (integrated services digital network)

bùzàiqíwèibùmóuqízhèng

不在其位不谋其政

[不在其位不謀其政]

don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)

zōnghéfúwùshùwèiwǎngluò

综合服务数位网络

[綜合服務數位網絡]

Integrated Services Digital Network
ISDN

quánqiúwèizhìcèdìngxìtǒng

全球位置测定系统

[全球位置測定系統]

GPS (Global Positioning System)

débùpèiwèi,bìyǒuzāiyāng

德不配位，必有灾殃

[德不配位，必有災殃]

calamity will befall those whose moral standards are not in keeping with their social status

Quánguó Zhòngdiǎn Wénwù Bǎohù Dānwèi

全国重点文物保护单位

[全國重點文物保護單位]

Major Historical and Cultural Site Protected at the National Level