Chinese word

份

Pronunciation

Pinyinfèn

Meaning

  • measure wordcopy

Example

请给我一份报纸。qǐng gěi wǒ yí fèn bào zhǐ

Please give me a copy of the newspaper.

Illustration for 份 (copy)

More examples

学生交了一份作业。xué shēng jiāo le yí fèn zuò yè

The student handed in an assignment.

Core concept

Something set aside as one whole portion, whether it is handed over, served, or assigned.

Common phrases

  • 一份报纸yí fèn bào zhǐ

    a copy of a newspaper

  • 一份礼物yí fèn lǐ wù

    a gift

  • 一份作业yí fèn zuò yè

    an assignment

Similar words

个gè: Serves as a general measure word for people and things.
张zhāng: Measures thin, flat objects, including paper sheets and photographs.
本běn: Measures books, magazines, and other bound reading materials.
碗wǎn: Measures a bowlful of a dish or soup.

Definition in Chinese

用来表示可分配给个人或单位的一份东西或一份工作，常用于报纸、文件、食物等可独立成份的物品。yòng lái biǎo shì kě fēn pèi gěi gè rén huò dān wèi de yí fèn dōng xī huò yí fèn gōng zuò cháng yòng yú bào zhǐ wén jiàn shí wù děng kě dú lì chéng fèn de wù pǐn

Word origin

The written form 份 (fèn, "portion") joins 亻 (rén, "person") with 分 (fēn, "divide"), connecting a person's allocation with the act of dividing.

Usage tips

  • When food is ordered, a number before 份 (fèn, "portion") signals how many complete servings are wanted, which helps separate one person's meal from several.

Other meanings

  • servingmeasure word
  • sharenoun

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