份子

fènzi

noun #5,544

Meanings

HSK 3

你打算随多少份子？

Nǐ dǎsuàn suí duōshao fènzi?

How much gift money do you plan to give?

HSK 3

结婚要随份子。

Jiéhūn yào suí fènzi.

You have to give gift money for weddings.

usage

份子 (fènzi) refers to gift money, while 分子 (fènzǐ) means 'member/element' (e.g. 知识分子 'intellectual'). Don't confuse them.

culture

随份子 is the custom of giving monetary gifts at weddings, funerals, and other occasions. The amount follows unwritten social rules.

份 fèn

子 zǐ