佩服
Old HSK 5
佩服 (pèifú) · to admire
佩服 (pèifú) means “to admire”. It is written with 2 characters: 佩 (belt ornament) + 服 (clothing). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 佩服 is built
The characters
佩 pèi · belt ornament
What 佩 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 凡fán — any
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 丶 — dot
- 几jǐ — small table
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
服 fú · clothing
What 服 is made of
- 月yuè — moon; month
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A person 卩 putting on 又 a coat 月 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我很佩服他的勇气。Wǒ hěn pèifú tā de yǒngqì.I really admire his courage.
大家都佩服她的能力。Dàjiā dōu pèifú tā de nénglì.Everyone admires her ability.
Questions about 佩服
What does 佩服 mean?
佩服 (pèifú) means “to admire”.
How do you pronounce 佩服?
佩服 is pronounced pèifú.
Which HSK level is 佩服?
佩服 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 钦佩qīnpèito admire
- 衣服yīfuclothes
- 服务fúwùto serve
- 舒服shūfucomfortable
- 服装fúzhuāngclothing
- 克服kèfúto overcome
- 说服shuōfúto persuade
- 征服zhēngfúto conquer
- 服务员fúwùyuánwaiter
- 服从fúcóngto obey
Learn 佩服 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 70: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.