Chinese word

分摊

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēn tān

Meaning

  • verbshare

Example

这次会议的费用我们来分摊。zhè cì huì yì de fèi yòng wǒ men lái fēn tān

We'll share the cost of this meeting.

Illustration for 分摊 (share)

More examples

我们每月把水电费按人数分摊。wǒ men měi yuè bǎ shuǐ diàn fèi àn rén shù fēn tān

We divide the water and electricity bills among us each month according to the number of people.

Core concept

A common bill is spread across several payers, with each person or group covering an assigned part.

Common phrases

  • 分摊费用fēn tān fèi yòng

    share expenses

  • 分摊房租fēn tān fáng zū

    share the rent

  • 分摊责任fēn tān zé rèn

    share responsibility

Similar words

分担fēn dān: Take on a part of shared work or expenses as one of several responsible people.
平分píng fēn: Split a cost or item evenly so that two or more people receive or pay equal shares.

Definition in Chinese

将共同产生的费用按公平或约定的规则拆分，使每个人或单位承担相应的一部分。jiāng gòng tóng chǎn shēng de fèi yòng àn gōng píng huò yuē dìng de guī zé chāi fēn shǐ měi gè rén huò dān wèi chéng dān xiāng yìng de yí bù fèn

Word origin

分 (fēn, "divide") + 摊 (tān, "spread out or share out") forms a compound for spreading one total cost across several responsible parties.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, the expense usually follows the verb, while the people paying can stand before it, making the payment arrangement clear in a short sentence.

Other meanings

  • apportionverb
  • distributeverb

Opposites

  • 独自承担dú zì chéng dānbear aloneverb
  • 承担全部chéng dān quán bùbear everythingverb

Related words

  • 分摊额fēn tān éapportioned amountnoun
  • 分摊费fēn tān fèishared expensenoun

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