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secondary / auxiliary / deputy / assistant / vice- / (measure word for a pair)
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副 [fù]
1. Second in position, auxiliary, distinguished from "正" (zhèng, main) and "主" (zhǔ, master): 副职 (deputy position), 副手 (assistant), 副官 (vice-officer), 副使 (deputy envoy).
2. Supplementary, secondary: 副业 (secondary occupation), 副品 (minor products), 副食 (side dishes), 副刊 (supplementary publication), 副歌 (minor songs), 副产品 (byproducts), 副作用 (side effects).
3. To match, correspond (chèn): 名实相副 (the name and reality correspond), 其实难副 (the reality is hard to match the appearance).
4. Measure word: (a) for a group or a set, such as "一副手套" (a pair of gloves), "全副武装" (fully armed); (b) indicating attitude, such as "一副笑脸" (a smiling face).
动 [fù]
- Original meaning: To cut open with a knife. (Shuōwén: "判也.") (Shī·Dàyǎ: "不坼不副.")
- Composition: Phonetic compound. From knife (刀), supplemented by /fú/.
1. To correspond, to conform: 每次相称,符合 ([En.] correspond; tally with; conform to).
Example: “盛名之下,其实难副。” (Li Gu: Under the fame, the reality is hard to match.)
2. To deliver, to hand over: ([En.] hand over; deliver).
Example: “只恐重重世缘在,事须三度副苍生。” (Tang: Liu Yuxi)
形 [fù]
1. Non-main (distinguished from "正" or "主"): ([En.] deputy; assistant; vice-).
Example: “副将军史德威慨然任之。” (Qing: Quan Zuwang)
2. Secondary: ([En.] secondary; subsidiary).
Example: “误中副车。” (Han Shu)
名 [fù]
1. Auxiliary position; deputy; assistant: ([En.] assistant; help).
Example: “乃令秦武阳为副。” (Warring States Strategies)
2. Copy of books or documents: ([En.] transcript).
Example: “副在有司。” (Han Shu)
3. A hairstyle made of false hair worn by ancient queens and noblewomen: ([En.] ornaments).
Example: “副笄” (adornments).
4. Abbreviation for adverbs: ([En.] adverb).
5. A surname.
量 [fù]
1. A set: ([En.] a set).
Example: “一副耳环” (a pair of earrings); “一副象棋” (a set of chess pieces).
2. A pair: ([En.] a pair of).
Example: “一副眼镜” (a pair of glasses); “一副手套” (a pair of gloves).
3. A: ([En.] a).
Example: “一副嘴脸” (a face); “一副笑脸” (a smiling face).
剖开,裂开:([En.] to cut open, to cleave.)
Example: “不坼不副。” (not to rupture or cleave).
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