在位 meaning in English

zàiwèi

to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position

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Meaning of 在位

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zàiwèi
  1. to be on the throne; to reign
  2. to hold a particular leadership position

在位 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

他tā不bù想xiǎng让ràng我wǒ见jiàn到dào他tā,于yú是shì便biàn在zài位wèi子zi里lǐ缩suō作zuò了le一yī团tuán。
He scrunched down in his seat so that I wouldn't see him.

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在 zài · to exist · 6 strokes

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位 wèi · position · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 在位.

现在xiànzàinow; at present; currently
正在zhèngzàito be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing
在家zàijiāto be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差
实在shízàireally; actually
座位zuòwèiseat
单位dānwèiunit (of measure); unit (group of people as a whole)
各位gèwèieverybody; all (guests, colleagues etc)
存在cúnzàito exist; to be
位置wèizhìposition; place
不在乎bùzàihunot to care
在乎zàihuto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (often used in the negative)
在于zàiyúto rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute); (of a matter) to be determine

Questions about 在位

What does 在位 mean?

在位 (zàiwèi) means "to be on the throne; to reign; to hold a particular leadership position".

How do you write 在位?

在位 is made of 2 characters: 在 (6 strokes), 位 (7 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.