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CHINESE CHARACTER

wěi

纬

纬

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weft; latitude

Numbered pinyin
wei3
English meanings
weft; latitude; parallel

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    zhè这tiáo条wěi纬xiàn线chuānguò穿过fēi非zhōu洲。

    This line of latitude passes through Africa.

  2. 02

    chéngshì城市de的wěidù纬度bǐjiào比较gāo高。

    The city's latitude is relatively high.

  3. 03

    jīng经wěidù纬度kěyǐ可以quèdìng确定wèizhi位置。

    Longitude and latitude can determine a location.

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