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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fù | fu4
English translation
secondary
auxiliary
deputy
assistant
vice-
abbr. for 副詞
>副词 fù cí adverb
classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
to assist, to supplement; assistant; secondary; auxiliary

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

Contains the radical

dāo

Part of speech

Attributive / 区别词 Qūbié cí

Learning hint

knife

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

畐刂

Semantic compound

dāo

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. dāo represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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hěn 幸运 xìngyùn , yǒu hǎo 嗓子 sǎngzi .

He is the fortunate possessor of a fine singing voice.

说动 shuō dòng 那个 nà ge 副官 fù guān , shǎng le Zhāng 简短 jiǎn duǎn de 便条 biàntiáo 进去 jìn qù .

He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.

dōng 虫草 chóng cǎo yǒu 副作用 fù zuò yòng , 什么 shénme rén 可以 kěyǐ chī ?

Wintry Chinese caterpillar fungus has why side - effect, what person can eat?

经常 jīngcháng 摆出 bǎi chū 咄咄逼人 duō duō bī rén de 气势 qìshì ,象是 yāo zhǎo 他们 tā men 的岔 ér .

She had an oppressive air of expecting subtle things of them.

我们 wǒmen 开设 kāi shè 会计 kuàijì ,作为 zuòwéi Xiū 课程 kèchéng .

We offer accounting as a subsidiary course.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
secondary
副主任 fù zhǔ rèn deputy director副主任 fù zhǔ rèn
副作用 fù zuò yòng side effect副作用 fù zuò yòng
副主席 fù zhǔ xí vice-chairperson副主席 fù zhǔ xí
副书记 fù shū ji deputy secretary副書記
副部长 fù bù zhǎng assistant (government) minister副部長
副市长 fù shì zhǎng deputy mayor副市長
副总裁 fù zǒng cái vice-chairman (of an organization)副總裁
副本 fù běn copy副本 fù běn
副总理 fù zǒng lǐ vice-premier副總理
副手 fù shǒu assistant副手 fù shǒu
名副其实 míngfùqíshí not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)名副其實
全副 quán fù completely全副 quán fù
副院长 fù yuàn zhǎng deputy chair of board副院長
副秘书长 fù mì shū zhǎng vice-secretary副秘書長
副业 fù yè sideline副業
副官 fù guān aide-de-camp副官 fù guān
副教授 fù jiào shòu associate professor (university post)副教授 fù jiào shòu
副总统 fù zǒng tǒng vice-president副總統
副校长 fù xiào zhǎng vice-principal副校長
副产品 fù chǎn pǐn by-product副產品
副食品 fù shí pǐn non-staple foods副食品 fù shí pǐn
全副武装 quán fù wǔ zhuāng fully armed全副武裝
副经理 fù jīng lǐ deputy director副經理

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