guī​wèi

to return to position

  • created sense approved 归位/歸位 · guī​wèi · to return to position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归位 / 歸位

    guī​wèi

    to return to position

    To return to an original or assigned place (such as a seat or storage location); to put something back where it belongs.

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 位 (literal) → 位 · wèi · position

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 归位/歸位 · guī​wèi · fallback position — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    归位 / 歸位

    guī​wèi

    fallback position

    A position to which a person or group can retreat in case of failure or difficulty.

    归 (literal) → 归/歸 · guī · to return 位 (literal) → 位 · wèi · position

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense