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位移

wèiyí
noun #36,855

Meanings

  1. 1 displacement (physics)
  2. 2 shift in position

Characters

位
wèi
position
移
yí
shift / move

Examples

物体的位移是一个矢量。
Wùtǐ de wèiyí shì yī gè shǐliàng.
An object's displacement is a vector quantity.
地震造成了地表的位移。
Dìzhèn zàochéng le dìbiǎo de wèiyí.
The earthquake caused displacement of the ground surface.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse with 移动 (yídòng, to move). 位移 is the technical physics term for vector displacement — it tracks net change in position, not the path. In casual speech, use 移动 instead.

Stroke Order

位 wèi
移 yí

Related Words

移位 yíwèi #33,341
to shift / to displace / dislocation (medical) / translocation
移 yí HSK 4 #2,583
to move / to shift / to change position
位子 wèizi HSK 7 #3,317
seat / place / position
位置 wèizhì HSK 4 #952
position / place / location; seat
位 wèi HSK 2 #239
polite measure word for people / seat; position
位于 wèiyú HSK 4 #4,751
to be located at / to be situated at
定位 dìngwèi HSK 6 #4,277
to position; to locate / positioning (market, brand, GPS)
地位 dìwèi HSK 4 #4,157
position; status; standing / rank; place (in society)
职位 zhíwèi HSK 5 #3,283
position; post; job
转移 zhuǎnyí HSK 4 #2,262
to shift; to transfer / to relocate; to move / to divert (attention)
位移 wèiyí
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