fù
adjoint; vice-; auxiliaire
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这个副部长很有能力。
Zhège fùbùzhǎng hěn yǒu nénglì.
This vice minister is very capable.
他担任副总经理的职位。
Tā dānrèn fùzǒngjīnglǐ de zhíwèi.
He holds the position of deputy general manager.
这本书的副标题是《论语新解》。
Zhè běn shū de fùbiāotí shì 《Lúnyǔ xīnjiě》.
The subtitle of this book is A New Interpretation of the Analects.
这个副部长很有能力。
Zhège fùbùzhǎng hěn yǒu nénglì.
This vice minister is very capable.
他担任副总经理的职位。
Tā dānrèn fùzǒngjīnglǐ de zhíwèi.
He holds the position of deputy general manager.
这本书的副标题是《论语新解》。
Zhè běn shū de fùbiāotí shì 《Lúnyǔ xīnjiě》.
The subtitle of this book is A New Interpretation of the Analects.
副手 (fùshǒu)
assistant
副职 (fùzhí)
deputy
副手 (fùshǒu)
assistant
副职 (fùzhí)
deputy
正 (zhèng)
main
主 (zhǔ)
main
正 (zhèng)
main
主 (zhǔ)
main
The Chinese character 副 (fù) is composed of two parts: 亻(rén) and 衤 (fú). The radical 亻(rén) on the left side indicates that the character is related to a person. The phonetic component 衤 (fú) on the right side is a simplified form of the character 覆 (fù), which means "to cover" or "to turn over". When combined, the two components of 副 (fù) create a character that means "deputy", "assistant", or "secondary". This is because a deputy or assistant is someone who stands in for or covers for another person. The character 副 (fù) can also be used to mean "additional" or "extra", as in the phrase 副产品 (fùchǎnpǐn), which means "by-product".
