份 (fèn) — (classifier) for documents, newspapers, magazines, contracts, gifts, portions of food, etc.
Definition
份 (fèn) is a measure word for discrete items treated as a 'copy' or 'portion' — newspapers, magazines, reports, contracts, gifts, servings of food. Use it when the object is naturally counted in individual units, not as a type.
classifier
for documentsnewspapersmagazinescontractsgiftsportions of foodetc.
Easily confused
- 扮bànlook-aliketo dress up (as), to disguise oneself as
- 粪fènsound-alikemanure, dung
- 粉fěnlook-alike(noun) powder; cosmetic powder
- 盼pànlook-aliketo long for, to look forward to, to eagerly await
- 岔chàlook-alike(noun) fork in the road, bifurcation, branch (of a road, river, mountain range)
- 盆pénlook-alikebasin (container for liquids)
Examples
- 份。Wǒ shōu dào le yí fèn lǐ wù.I received a gift.
- 份。Qǐng bǎ zhè yí fèn hé tong qiān yí xià.Please sign this contract.
- 份。Tā měi tiān kàn liǎng fèn bào zhǐ.He reads two newspapers every day.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 4 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.