Usage note
副常表示辅助的、次要的。
fù cháng biǎo shì fǔ zhù de 、 cì yào de。
副 means auxiliary, secondary, or additional.
Context note
副常用于职位、数量和物品。
fù cháng yòng yú zhí wèi 、 shù liàng hé wù pǐn。
It is often used with positions, quantities, and items.
5 examples
他是副校长。
tā shì fù xiào zhǎng。
He is the vice principal.
我买了一副手套。
wǒ mǎi le yí fù shǒu tào。
I bought a pair of gloves.
这副眼镜很适合你。
zhè fù yǎn jìng hěn shì hé nǐ。
This pair of glasses suits you well.
副作用要注意。
fù zuò yòng yào zhù yì。
Side effects need attention.
她担任副经理。
tā dān rèn fù jīng lǐ。
She serves as deputy manager.
5 mini stories
老师介绍了副词的用法。
lǎo shī jiè shào le fù cí de yòng fǎ。
The teacher introduced the use of adverbs.
他戴着一副黑色眼镜。
tā dài zhe yí fù hēi sè yǎn jìng。
He wore a pair of black glasses.
这位副校长很亲切。
zhè wèi fù xiào zhǎng hěn qīn qiè。
This vice principal is very kind.
药的副作用不明显。
yào de fù zuò yòng bù míng xiǎn。
The medicine's side effects were not obvious.
副字通常表示第二位。
fù zì tōng cháng biǎo shì dì èr wèi。
The character 副 usually means second or auxiliary.
Mini dialogue
班级职务
A
你是班长吗？
Nǐ shì bānzhǎng ma?
Are you the class monitor?
B
不，我是副班长。
Bù, wǒ shì fù bānzhǎng.
No, I am the vice class monitor.
球队角色
A
他是足球队的队长吗？
Tā shì zúqiú duì de duìzhǎng ma?
Is he the captain of the football team?
B
他是副队长，队长今天没来。
Tā shì fù duìzhǎng, duìzhǎng jīntiān méi lái.
He is the vice-captain, the captain didn't come today.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
正
zhèng
main; chief
副 means deputy or vice, while 正 means main or chief.
similar
助手
zhùshǒu
assistant
副 can mean deputy, similar to an assistant role.