Definition
易位 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to change positions' or 'to dethrone'. The verb 易 and the object 位 can be separated by aspect markers (了, 过) or measure words: 易了位 ('changed positions'), 易过一次位 ('dethroned once'). It is used in contexts like chess (castling) or politics (removing a leader).
v.o.
to change placesto transposeto dethrone (a monarch, leader, or in chess)
Examples
- ，易位。Guójì xiàngqí zhōng, wáng hé jū kěyǐ yì wèi.In chess, the king and rook can castle.
- 。Nà wèi guówáng bèi yì le wèi.That king was dethroned.
- 易位。Zhè liǎng gè bùjiàn xūyào yì wèi cáinéng zhèngcháng gōngzuò.These two components need to be transposed to work properly.
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