副 (fù): Deputy — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Level 5

HSK 3.0:Recognition 5

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HSK 3.0Vocab 5 Recognition 5

1.

Animated Stroke Order 副

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2.

Readings & Meanings

副has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

fù

deputy; vice-; auxiliary

measure wordHSK 6 HSK 3.0 · L5

secondary; deputy; auxiliary

adjectiveHSK 3.0 · L6

3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 副

4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

副

畐full

刂knife

副=

5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 副

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6.

How to Use 副

Secondary or auxiliary role

副 + noun

Common nouns and adjectives showing secondary role, copies, or side effects.

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

7.

Example Sentences

tā他

zài在

yè业

yú余

shí时

jiān间

zuò

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畐full

+刂knife

A container (畐) is divided or measured with a knife (刂) — secondary or辅助.

fù副

běn本

Copy

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fù副

zuò作

yòng用

Side effect

做

fù副

yè业

。

He does a side job in his spare time.

tā他

shì是

wǒ我

men们

gōng公

sī司

de的

fù副

zǒng总

jīng经

lǐ理

。

He is the deputy general manager of our company.

Fù副

guān官

bǎ把

wén文

jiàn件

jiāo交

gěi给

le了

jiāng将

jūn军

。

The adjutant handed the documents to the general.

tā她

quán全

fù副

jīng精

lì力

dōu都

fàng放

zài在

xué学

xí习

shàng上

。

She put all her energy into studying.

wǒ我

qù去

chāo超

shì市

mǎi买

le了

yì一

xiē些

fù副

shí食

。

I went to the supermarket to buy some non-staple food.

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