Definitions
- 1. secondary
- 2. auxiliary
- 3. deputy
- 4. assistant
- 5. vice-
- 6. classifier for pairs, sets of things & facial expressions
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Commonly used with 眼镜, 手套, 对联, and facial expressions like 一副笑脸.
Common mistakes
副 is for pairs of identical objects that form a set (e.g., 一副眼镜), while 双 is for pairs of separate but matching items (e.g., 一双鞋).
Example Sentences
3 shown这 副 耳机音质很好。
这 副 担子很重。
我想買幾 副 墨鏡。
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Words Containing 副
side effect
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
second officer (of ship)
completely
fully armed
to concentrate entirely on sth
deputy director
vice-chairperson
paratyphoid fever
supplement
second in command
product of inferior quality
undersecretary of state
sub-prefecture-level city (county level division, administered by province, not under a prefecture)
aide-de-camp
deputy general
deputy governor (of a province or colony)
deputy mayor
assistant
associate professor (university post)
deputy secretary
copy
vice-principal
sideline; side occupation
subheading
chorus
binormal vector (to a space curve)
subtropical (zone or climate)
deputy director
by-product
by-product (lit. and fig.)
deputy prime minister
sub-provincial (not provincial status, but independent)
subprovincial city (having independent economic status within a province)
vice-secretary
deputy director
vice-premier
vice-president
vice-chairman (of an organization)
aileron (aeronautics)
adrenal glands
adverb
vice-chairman
assistant (government) minister
deputy chair of board
non-staple food
non-staple foods
copilot
co-pilot
front passenger seat
paramyxovirus
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
first mate
election assistant
worm-gear pair
flaperon (aeronautics)