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 "auxiliary"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "auxiliary", including 副 (fù), 辅 (fǔ). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "auxiliary" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 副 (fù), 辅 (fǔ) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span fù, fǔ — 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
- 辅 fǔto assist; to complement; auxiliaryUseful words: 辅助, 辅导
Common words for these 2 "auxiliary" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 副 (fù) — so "auxiliary" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
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)辅助fǔ zhùto assist; to aid; supplementary; auxiliary辅导fǔ dǎoto guide; to mentor; to counsel; to coach相辅相成xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng(idiom) to complement one another
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 "auxiliary".
辅 fǔ — to assist; to complement; auxiliary
老师课后给我们辅导功课。Lǎo shī kè hòu gěi wǒ men fǔ dǎo gōng kè.The teacher tutors us with our lessons after class.
Common words: 辅助 (fǔ zhù)、辅导 (fǔ dǎo)、相辅相成 (xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng)
All 2 characters
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