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分发

fēn fā · fen fa

Traditional 分發

Meaning

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  1. to distribute
  2. distribution
  3. to assign (sb) to a job
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In a conversation

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Three flyers

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)手里(shǒulǐ)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What is in your hand?

  2. Dengdeng

    是(shì)传单(chuándān)，我(wǒ)帮(bāng)老板(lǎobǎn)分发(fēnfā)。

    Flyers. I am helping the boss hand them out.

  3. Liangliang

    分发(fēnfā)给(gěi)谁(shéi)？

    Hand them out to whom?

  4. Dengdeng

    路上(lùshang)的(de)人(rén)，一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)一百张(yībǎizhāng)。

    People on the street. One hundred in an hour.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)已经(yǐjīng)分发(fēnfā)了(le)多少张(duōshaozhāng)了(le)？

    How many have you handed out?

  6. Dengdeng

    三张(sānzhāng)，其中(qízhōng)两张(liǎngzhāng)是(shì)我(wǒ)自己(zìjǐ)拿(ná)的(de)。

    Three, and two of them I took myself.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)能(néng)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)给(gěi)这(zhè)些(xiē)人(rén)分(fēn)发(fā)节(jié)目(mù)单(dān)吗(ma)？

Will you help me give out the programs to those people?

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

志(zhì)愿(yuàn)者(zhě)们(men)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)分(fēn)发(fā)免(miǎn)费(fèi)的(de)食(shí)物(wù)和(hé)水(shuǐ)。

The volunteers distributed free food and water at the entrance.

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