吩咐 (fēn fù): Instruct (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

fēn吩

to command; to order

fù咐

to enjoin, to instruct, to order

4.

How to Use 吩咐 in Sentences

Verb + Complementwith下去

fēn吩

fù咐

xià下

qù去

neutral

pass down an order

Adverb + Verbwith仔细

zǐ仔

xì细

fēn吩

fù咐

Verb + Object

fēn吩

fù咐

rèn任

wù务

neutral

5.

Example Sentences with 吩咐

chū出

fā发

qián前

，

duì队

zhǎng长

zǐ仔

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4.

How to Use 吩咐 in Sentences

Verb + Complementwith下去

fēn吩

fù咐

xià下

qù去

neutral

pass down an order

Adverb + Verbwith仔细

zǐ仔

xì细

fēn吩

fù咐

Verb + Object

fēn吩

fù咐

rèn任

wù务

neutral

5.

Example Sentences with 吩咐

chū出

fā发

qián前

，

duì队

zhǎng长

zǐ仔

neutral

instruct carefully

assign a task

tīng听

cóng从

fēn吩

fù咐

formal

obey instructions

xì细

fēn吩

fù咐

le了

měi每

gè个

rén人

de的

jù具

tǐ体

zhí职

zé责

。

Before departure, the team leader carefully instructed everyone on their specific duties.

nǐ你

néng能

fǒu否

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

，

jīng经

lǐ理

gāng刚

cái才

fēn吩

fù咐

le了

shén什

me么

jǐn紧

jí急

rèn任

wu务

？

Can you tell me what urgent task the manager just instructed?

lǎo老

shī师

fēn吩

fù咐

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

dài带

zuò作

yè业

。

The teacher instructed us to bring our homework tomorrow.

mā妈

ma妈

fēn吩

fù咐

wǒ我

mǎi买

wán完

cài菜

hòu后

，

shùn顺

biàn便

qù去

yóu邮

jú局

jì寄

gè个

bāo包

guǒ裹

。

Mom instructed me to go to the post office to mail a package after buying groceries.

jì记

de得

bǎ把

lǎo老

bǎn板

fēn吩

fù咐

de的

shì事

qíng情

yōu优

xiān先

chǔ处

lǐ理

，

bié别

dān耽

wù误

le了

。

Remember to prioritize the tasks the boss instructed and don't delay them.

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