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title: "Chuangwei Meaning: 床位 (chuángwèi) Means “bed”"
description: "床位 (chuángwèi) means “bed (in a hospital, dorm etc.); berth”. Hear its tones, see what 床 and 位 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangwei"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 床位 mean?

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床位 chuángwèi

## bed (in a hospital, dorm etc.); berth

## Its characters

1. 床 chuáng bed
2. 位 wèi classifier for people (polite)

## In a sentence

医院已经没有床位了。 The hospital has no beds left.

两点五十，小梅在本子上写：“**床位**费，以后交给谁？

From [留言本 · The goodbye book](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/the-goodbye-book#library-word-578-580)

[More about 床位](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BA%8A%E4%BD%8D)

## More words with 床 or 位

- [部位 bùwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buwei)
- [车位 chēwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chewei)
- [床单 chuángdān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuangdan)
- [单位 dānwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danwei)
- [到位 dàowèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daowei)
- [定位 dìngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingwei)
- [地位 dìwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diwei)
- [方位 fāngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fangwei)
- [岗位 gǎngwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gangwei)
- [各位 gèwèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gewei)

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