分配
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
分配 (fēnpèi) · to assign
分配 (fēnpèi) means “to assign; to distribute”. It is written with 2 characters: 分 (to divide) + 配 (to match). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 分配 is built
The characters
分 fēn · to divide
What 分 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
配 pèi · to match
What 配 is made of
- 酉yǒu — wine
- 兀wù — weak
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 儿ér — child
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 兀wù — weak
- 己jǐ — self
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 酉 gives the meaning, 己 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
老师给我们分配了工作。Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen fēnpèi le gōngzuò.The teacher assigned us tasks.
这些钱怎么分配？Zhèxiē qián zěnme fēnpèi?How should this money be divided?
Questions about 分配
What does 分配 mean?
分配 (fēnpèi) means “to assign; to distribute”.
How do you pronounce 分配?
分配 is pronounced fēnpèi.
Which HSK level is 分配?
分配 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 分开fēnkāito separate
- 分数fēnshùscore
- 分钟fēnzhōngminute
- 十分shífēnvery
- 一部分yībùfenpart
- 得分défēnto score
- 分别fēnbiéto part
- 分组fēnzǔto divide into groups
Learn 分配 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.