支配
Old HSK 6
支配 (zhīpèi) · to control
支配 (zhīpèi) means “to control; to dominate; to allocate”. It is written with 2 characters: 支 (measure word for pens, songs, teams) + 配 (to match). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 支配 is built
The characters
支 zhī · measure word for pens, songs, teams
What 支 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 又yòu — and
Origin hint: A hand 又 holding a branch 十 for support (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
人不应该被金钱支配。Rén bù yīnggāi bèi jīnqián zhīpèi.People shouldn't be ruled by money.
你可以自由支配这些时间。Nǐ kěyǐ zìyóu zhīpèi zhèxiē shíjiān.You are free to use this time as you like.
Questions about 支配
What does 支配 mean?
支配 (zhīpèi) means “to control; to dominate; to allocate”.
How do you pronounce 支配?
支配 is pronounced zhīpèi.
Which HSK level is 支配?
支配 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 支持zhīchíto support
- 支付zhīfùto pay
- 支票zhīpiàocheque
- 开支kāizhīexpenses
- 支撑zhīchēngto support
- 支出zhīchūexpenditure
- 支流zhīliútributary
- 支援zhīyuánto support
- 支柱zhīzhùpillar
- 支zhīmeasure word for pens, songs, teams
Learn 支配 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 235: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.