Meaning
secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; (measure word for a pair)
Chinese: 次要的、辅助的、副职、副的。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “fu” becomes a different word in each tone. 副 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 副作用fù zuò yòngside effect
- 名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name
- 大副dà fùfirst mate; first officer (of a ship)
- 副理fù lǐdeputy director; assistant manager
- 副本fù běncopy; duplicate; transcript; (gaming) dungeon
Example Sentence
他戴着一副黑框眼镜。Tā dài zhe yí fù hēi kuàng yǎn jìng.He is wearing a pair of black-framed glasses.
他Tāhe戴dàito respect着zhe(ongoing action)一yíone副fùsecondary黑hēishort name for Heilongjian框kuàngframe (e.g. door frame)眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles。