副 fù — secondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; (measure word for a pair)
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.
Common words: 副作用 (fù zuò yòng)、名副其实 (míng fù qí shí)、大副 (dà fù)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "assistant"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "assistant", including 副 (fù), 伙 (huǒ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "assistant" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 副 (fù), 伙 (huǒ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fù, huǒ — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 副 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 副 fùsecondary; auxiliary; deputy; assistant; vice-; (measure word for a pair)Useful words: 副作用, 名副其实
- 伙 huǒassistant; furniture; partnerUseful words: 伙伴, 小伙子
Common words for these 2 "assistant" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 副 (fù) — so "assistant" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "assistant".
伙 huǒ — assistant; furniture; partner
他是我从小一起长大的伙伴。Tā shì wǒ cóng xiǎo yì qǐ zhǎng dà de huǒ bàn.He is a friend I grew up with since childhood.
Common words: 伙伴 (huǒ bàn)、小伙子 (xiǎo huǒ zi)、大伙儿 (dà huǒ r)
All 2 characters
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