本位

Traditional form:

本位

Pinyin (reading):

běnwèi

Definitions:

• (economics) standard; benchmark (as in 金本位 (jīnběnwèi) "gold standard")
• one's own department or unit
• central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in 學校本位／学校本位 (xuéxiàoběnwèi) "school-centered approach")

Characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 位 - seat, throne; rank, status; position, location

Traditional characters:

• 本 - root, origin, source; basis
• 位 - seat, throne; rank, status; position, location