Word: 在位 (zàiwèi) 在位 dictionary entry zàiwèi to be on the throne; to hold a particular leadership position Full dictionary entry for 在位 Example sentences using 在位 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 戏台上做宰相,在位不长 xìtái shang zuò zǎixiàng,zàiwèi bù cháng playing prime minister on the stage: not long in office 汉武帝在位五十多年。 Hàn Wǔdì zàiwèi wǔshí duōnián. Emperor Wu of Han reigned for more than fifty years.