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定位
Mandarin · pinyin dìng wèi
Meanings
- to orientate
- to position
- to categorize (as)
- to characterize (as)
- positioning
- position
- niche
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4–4 · ding4 wei4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ding6 wai2
Cantonese word readings for 定位. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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verb
- to orient; to orientate; to direct
noun
- location; positioning; orientation
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