床位

chuángwèi

noun HSK 7 #15,328

Meanings

1 bed; berth; bed space (in a hospital, dormitory, or train)

Characters

position; place; seat

Literally 'bed position' — a designated bed space in a shared facility like a hospital ward, hostel, or sleeper train.

Examples

这家医院的床位非常紧张。

Zhè jiā yīyuàn de chuángwèi fēicháng jǐnzhāng.

Beds at this hospital are in very short supply.

青年旅舍的床位很便宜。

Qīngnián lǚshè de chuángwèi hěn piányi.

The beds at the youth hostel are very cheap.

Tips

culture

床位紧张 (chuángwèi jǐnzhāng, 'beds are tight') is a phrase you'll hear constantly in Chinese hospitals. Demand for hospital beds far exceeds supply in many cities — patients sometimes wait days in corridors. During Spring Festival, train sleeper berths (卧铺床位) are equally hard to get.

Stroke Order

床 chuáng

位 wèi