配额

配額

pèi'é

noun #23,992

Measure Word

一个配额 gè

Meanings

1 quota
2 allocation
3 ration

Characters

to allocate / to match / to distribute

amount / sum / quota / forehead

Examples

政府对进口钢铁设置了配额限制。

Zhèngfǔ duì jìnkǒu gāngtiě shèzhì le pèi'é xiànzhì.

The government set quota restrictions on imported steel.

今年的捕鱼配额比去年减少了百分之二十。

Jīnnián de bǔyú pèi'é bǐ qùnián jiǎnshǎo le bǎifēnzhī èrshí.

This year's fishing quota has been reduced by twenty percent compared to last year.

Tips

memory

配 means to allocate or match, and 额 means an amount or sum — so 配额 is the amount that has been allocated to you.

Stroke Order

配 pèi

额 é