Learn Chinese Characters

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.

hedàito respectzhe(ongoing action)onesecondaryhēishort name for Heilongjiankuàngframe (e.g. door frame)眼镜yǎn jìngspectacles