数位

數位

shùwèi

noun #32,883

Meanings

1 digit (a single position in a number)
2 (Taiwan) digital

Characters

number; to count

position; place; (measure word for people, polite)

Examples

请输入六位数位密码。

Qǐng shūrù liù wèi shùwèi mìmǎ.

Please enter a six-digit numeric password.

台湾人说数位相机，大陆说数码相机。

Táiwān rén shuō shùwèi xiàngjī, Dàlù shuō shùmǎ xiàngjī.

Taiwanese say 'shùwèi camera', mainlanders say 'shùmǎ camera' — both mean 'digital camera'.

Tips

register

数位 is the Taiwan-standard translation of English 'digital': 数位相机 (digital camera), 数位音乐 (digital music), 数位时代 (digital age). Mainland uses 数码 (shùmǎ) or 数字 (shùzì) for the same concept. In both regions 数位 also means 'numeric digit' — a position in a number, e.g. 'a four-digit number'.

Stroke Order

数 shù

位 wèi