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原位

yuán wèidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
original position / (in) the same place / normal position / the place where one currently is / in situ
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-64cf441520a519af. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

原位 原位 [yuan2 wei4] /original position/(in) the same place/normal position/the place where one currently is/in situ/

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Reference information

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  • 原
    yuán

    former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source

    Yuán

    surname Yuan / (Japanese surname) Hara

  • 位
    wèi

    position / location / place / seat / classifier for people (honorific) / classifier for binary bits (e.g. 十六位 16-bit or 2 bytes) / (physics) potential

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.