床位

chuángwèi

noun HSK 7-9 #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

HSK 3

这家医院的床位非常紧张。

Zhèjiā yīyuàn de chuángwèi fēicháng jǐnzhāng.

Beds at this hospital are in very short supply.

HSK 7-9

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 ('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