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吩咐 fēnfù

吩咐 fēnfù Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 吩咐 fēnfù .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fēnfù | fen1 fu4
English translation
to tell
to instruct
to command

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Traditional form

吩咐 fēnfù

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 吩咐 fēnfù

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fēn

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. kǒu represents the meaning and fēn represents the sound.

Phonetic compound

fēn

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口分

Number of Strokes

7

Type

pictophonetic

Explanation

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

Phonetic compound

Semantic compound

kǒu

Positional decomposition

口付

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 吩咐 fēnfù

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zhào de 吩咐 fēnfù 所有 suǒyǒu de 兵器 bīng qì dōu nuó zǒu le ?

Have you removed all the weapons as I bade you?

特雷莎 Tè léi shā 告诉 gàosu 他们 tā men 所有 suǒyǒu de 电话 diàn huà dōu Bié guà 吩咐 fēnfù 她的服装 fúzhuāng Shī

"Tell them to hold all my calls, Theresa," she instructed her dresser.

hěn 善于 shànyú ràng 男人 nán rén yǐn de 吩咐 fēnfù

She is very clever at getting men to do her bidding!

如果 rúguǒ 可以 kěyǐ 效劳 xiào láo 的话 de huà 敬请 jìng qǐng 吩咐 fēnfù

If I can be of service, I am at your disposal.

吩咐 fēnfù 员工 yuángōng jiāng 机密文件 jī mì wén jiàn yòng 碎纸机 suì zhǐ jī 销毁 xiāohuǐ

He instructed staff to shred sensitive documents.

吩咐 fēnfù Decomposition

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吩咐 fēnfù Compounds

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