HSK 5 · Verbs

分配 fēnpèi “to distribute” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 分配 means

  1. to distribute
  2. to assign
  3. to allocate
  4. to partition (a hard drive)

How to say 分配

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale分fēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale配pèi4th tone, falling

分配 in a sentence

  1. 老师把学生分配到不同的小组。

    Lǎoshī bǎ xuésheng fēnpèi dào bùtóng de xiǎozǔ.

    The teacher divided the students into different groups.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 工作要分配得公平。

    Gōngzuò yào fēnpèi de gōngpíng.

    Work should be shared out fairly.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 分配 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fēnto divide; to separate
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

The character 配 (pèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
配pèito join
  • 酉wine vessel · yǒuMeaning part
  • 己self · jǐSound part

酉 hints at the meaning (wine vessel); 己 (jǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with pèi.

How to write 分配

分 4 strokes · 配 10 strokes

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分配 (fēnpèi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 分配 (fēnpèi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 分配

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute分fēn · divide得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse

Words with 配

配合pèihé · to cooperate配偶pèi'ǒu · spouse搭配dāpèi · to match配备pèibèi · to equip支配zhīpèi · to control配套pèitào · to form a complete set

More words: Common Verbs

翻fān · to turn over反应fǎnyìng · to react妨碍fáng'ài · to hinder分布fēnbù · to be distributed (over an area)奋斗fèndòu · to strive扶fú · to hold up改进gǎijìn · to improve改善gǎishàn · to make better

FAQs

分配 (fēnpèi) means “to distribute” or “to assign”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fēnpèi: fēn with a 1st tone, then pèi with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 分配 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fenpei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分配 from the suggestions. Typing fenpei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分配 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.