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支配

zhīpèi

to control; to manage

A planner arranging a schedule
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Characters in this word

支 zhī

Strokes
4
Radical
支 — to support, to sustain
Made of
十 ten, tenth 又 and, also, again, in addition
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

配 pèi

Strokes
10
Radical
酉 — wine
Made of
酉 wine 己 self, oneself
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我支配时间。 Wǒ zhīpèi shíjiān. I manage my time.
  • 别支配我。 Bié zhīpèi wǒ. Do not control me.
  • 他支配这钱。 Tā zhīpèi zhè qián. He controls this money.

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