等位

děngwèi

noun #34,693

Meanings

1 equipotential
2 equivalent position; equivalent rank
3 to wait for a seat / table

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

餐厅人多，我们等位等了半小时。

Cāntīng rén duō, wǒmen děngwèi děng le bàn xiǎoshí.

The restaurant was crowded - we waited for a table for half an hour.

HSK 7-9

等位线上各点的电势相等。

Děngwèi xiàn shàng gè diǎn de diànshì xiāngděng.

All points on an equipotential line have the same electric potential.

Tips

usage

等位 has two distinct uses: (1) as a physics noun, 等位线 / 等位面 = equipotential line/surface, where 等 means 'equal'; (2) as a colloquial verb, 'to wait for a seat' at a busy restaurant - here 等 means 'to wait' and 位 means 'a seat/spot'.

Stroke Order

等 děng

位 wèi