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支配 (zhī pèi) — to control, to dominate, to dictate (people, decisions, funds); to allocate, to marshal, to manage wisely (time, resources, tasks)

Definition

支配 covers both senses: controlling/dominating people or decisions, and wisely allocating resources or time. Stronger and more authoritative than 控制; pairs with abstract objects like 资金、时间、命运.

verb
to controlto dominateto dictate (people, decisions, funds)to allocateto marshalto manage wisely (time, resources, tasks)

Examples

  • 支配。
    Nǐ yào xué huì hé lǐ zhī pèi zì jǐ de shí jiān.
    You need to learn to allocate your time wisely.
  • 支配。
    Tā yí gè rén zhī pèi zhe zhěng gè gōng sī de zī jīn.
    He alone controls the entire company's funds.
  • 支配。
    Zhè xiē jué dìng dōu shòu tā de zhī pèi.
    These decisions are all under his control.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

支zhīmanage
配pèiallocate

支 suggests managing or dispatching, and 配 suggests allocating, so together they mean to control or distribute.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

支 pairs 又 (hand) with 十, a shortened form of 竹 (bamboo), to picture a bamboo branch.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 酉酉yǒualcohol vessel
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

配 is formed by putting 酉, an alcohol vessel, next to 卩, a kneeling person. The reference gives these two parts, but not the reason they combine.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Management

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