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本位

běn wèi

2-character word

What 本位 means

1. economicsstandard; benchmark (as in {金本位|jīn běn wèi} "gold standard")
2. one's own department or unit
3. central reference point; fundamental frame of reference (used after a noun N, indicates an N-centered outlook, as in {学校本位|xué xiào běn wèi} "school-centered approach")

The characters in 本位

• 本běn(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
• 位wèiposition; location; place

Example sentences

• 日本位于北半球。
  Rìběn wèiyú Běibànqiú.
  Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.

Words starting with 本位

• 本位制běn wèi zhìmonetary standard
• 本位号běn wèi hào(music notation) natural sign, ♮
• 本位主义běn wèi zhǔ yìselfish departmentalism; departmental selfishness
• 本位音běn wèi yīn(music) natural note
• 本位货币běn wèi huò bìlocal currency; our own currency; abbr. to 本币

Words containing 本位

• 金本位jīn běn wèigold standard (monetary system)
• 银本位yín běn wèisilver standard (monetary system)
• 银本位制yín běn wèi zhìsilver standard (monetary system)
• 金汇兑本位制jīn huì duì běn wèi zhìgold exchange standard (economics)