佩 pèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
佩服
pèifú
to admire
Characters in this word
服 fú
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我很佩服她在困难面前仍然保持冷静。 Wǒ hěn pèifú tā zài kùnnan miànqián réngrán bǎochí lěngjìng. I really admire her for remaining calm in the face of difficulties.
- 他一个人完成了这么多工作，我真佩服他。 Tā yí ge rén wánchéng le zhème duō gōngzuò, wǒ zhēn pèifú tā. He finished so much work by himself; I really admire him.
- 大家都佩服她的勇气，敢一个人去那么远的地方。 Dàjiā dōu pèifú tā de yǒngqì, gǎn yí ge rén qù nàme yuǎn de dìfang. Everyone admires her courage in daring to go so far alone.
Related words
- 敬佩 jìngpèi to admire; to esteem
- 佩戴 pèidài to wear; to carry on one’s person
- 钦佩 qīnpèi to admire; to respect
- 衣服 yīfu clothes
- 服务 fúwù service
- 舒服 shūfu comfortable
- 服装 fúzhuāng clothing; costume
- 克服 kèfú to overcome
- 说服 shuōfú to persuade
- 征服 zhēngfú to conquer; to win over
- 服从 fúcóng to obey
- 羽绒服 yǔróngfú down jacket