副 (fù) — secondary; auxiliary; vice- (in official titles)
Definition
In official titles 副 marks a deputy or vice-rank (副校长, 副厂长) — the second-in-command, not just 'less important'. Compare 次要 (simply secondary in importance, no rank sense).
adjective
secondaryauxiliaryvice- (in official titles)
Easily confused
- 富fùlook-alikerich, wealthy, abundant
- 付fùsound-aliketo pay
- 逼bīlook-aliketo force, to compel (someone to do something)
- 负fùsound-alike(verb) to bear, to carry (a burden, responsibility, debt)
- 幅fúlook-alike(classifier) for paintings, pictures, and textiles (curtains, cloth, etc.)
- 附fùsound-aliketo attach, to fasten
Examples
- 副。Tā gāng bèi rèn mìng wèi fù chǎng zhǎng.He was just appointed deputy factory director.
- 。Zhè fèn hé tong yǒu yí fèn fù běn.This contract has a copy.
- 副。Zhè ge xué xiào de fù xiào zhǎng xìng zhāng.The vice-principal of this school is surnamed Zhang.
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