Chinese word

部位

Pronunciation

Pinyinbù wèi

Meaning

  • nounpart

Example

医生要检查受伤的部位。yī shēng yào jiǎn chá shòu shāng de bù wèi

The doctor needs to examine the injured part.

Illustration for 部位 (part)

More examples

医生在手术前会标记需要处理的部位。yī shēng zài shǒu shù qián huì biāo jì xū yào chú lǐ de bù wèi

Before surgery, the doctor marks the site that needs treatment.

Core concept

One identifiable area within a larger body or thing, marked out by where it is.

Common phrases

  • 手术部位shǒu shù bù wèi

    surgical site

  • 关键部位guān jiàn bù wèi

    key part

  • 受伤部位shòu shāng bù wèi

    injured part

Similar words

部分bù fèn: A single part of a whole made up of several separate parts.
位置wèi zhì: The particular place or position occupied by a person or thing.
地点dì diǎn: A particular place where an event or activity happens.
区域qū yù: An area of land or space marked off within a particular range.

Definition in Chinese

指身体或物体上的某一部分或特定位置。zhǐ shēn tǐ huò wù tǐ shàng de mǒu yí bù fèn huò tè dìng wèi zhì

Word origin

部位 (bùwèi, "part or location") is formed from 部 (bù, "section") + 位 (wèi, "position"), linking the idea of a portion to its position.

Usage tips

  • In everyday questions about pain, shorter conversational expressions are often more natural, while this noun fits a descriptive or clinical setting.

Other meanings

  • spotnoun
  • locationnoun

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