分配

fēnpèi

verb HSK 3 #5,690

Meanings

1 to distribute
2 to allocate
3 to assign

Characters

to match; to distribute

Examples

经理分配了每个人的工作。

Jīnglǐ fēnpèi le měi gè rén de gōngzuò.

The manager assigned work to each person.

资源应该合理分配。

Zīyuán yīnggāi hélǐ fēnpèi.

Resources should be allocated reasonably.

他被分配到了销售部门。

Tā bèi fēnpèi dào le xiāoshòu bùmén.

He was assigned to the sales department.

Tips

culture

In China's planned economy era, jobs were 分配 (assigned) by the government after graduation. This system is mostly gone now, but older generations still refer to it.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

配 pèi