HSK 6 · Verbs

支配 zhīpèi “to control” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 支配 means

  1. to control
  2. to allocate
  3. to dominate

How to say 支配

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale支zhī1st 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

支配 in a sentence

  1. 我想自由支配自己的时间。

    Wǒ xiǎng zìyóu zhīpèi zìjǐ de shíjiān.

    I want to be free to manage my own time.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这笔钱由你来支配。

    Zhè bǐ qián yóu nǐ lái zhīpèi.

    You decide how to spend this money.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 支配 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 支 (zhī) with each of its parts in a different colour
支zhīto support
  • 十ten · shí
  • 又again · yòu
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 支配

支 4 strokes · 配 10 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

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

Words related to 支配

Words with 支

支持zhīchí · to support支zhī · measure word for pens支票zhīpiào · cheque支撑zhīchēng · to support支援zhīyuán · to support开支kāizhī · expenses支出zhīchū · expenditure支流zhīliú · tributary (river)支柱zhīzhù · pillar

Words with 配

分配fēnpèi · to distribute配合pèihé · to cooperate配偶pèi'ǒu · spouse搭配dāpèi · to match配备pèibèi · to equip配套pèitào · to form a complete set

More words: Common Verbs

挣扎zhēngzhá · to struggle折腾zhēteng · to toss and turn支撑zhīchēng · to support指定zhǐdìng · to appoint支援zhīyuán · to support制约zhìyuē · to restrict制止zhìzhǐ · to stop中断zhōngduàn · to interrupt

FAQs

支配 (zhīpèi) means “to control” or “to allocate”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhīpèi: zhī 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. 支配 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhipei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 支配 from the suggestions. Typing zhipei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
支配 is an HSK 6 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.