赋予 (fù yǔ) — to endow, to bestow, to give (abstract things such as rights, power, meaning, or responsibility)
Definition
赋予 is a written/formal verb for granting abstract things — rights, meaning, power — not physical objects. More literary than 委托 ('entrust a task to someone'); comparable in register to 赐.
verb
to endowto bestowto give (abstract things such as rights, power, meaning, or responsibility)
Examples
- 赋予。Zhè běn shū fù yǔ le shēng huó xīn de yì yì.This book gave new meaning to life.
- 赋予，。Fù mǔ fù yǔ le wǒ men shēng mìng, yě gěi le wǒ men ài.Our parents gave us life and also gave us love.
- 赋予。Shè huì yīng gāi fù yǔ měi gè hái zi píng děng de jiào yù jī huì.Society should give every child equal educational opportunities.
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