赋予

• Pinyin: fù yǔ
• Hanzi breakdown: 赋 = 贝 + 武 (bestow, tribute, endow); 予 = 了 + 𠂉 (give, grant)

Meaning

To endow with; to bestow; to grant. Implies conferring a quality, right, power, or meaning upon someone or something, often from a higher authority.

Formal and literary. Common collocations: 赋予权力 (endow with power), 赋予意义 (give meaning to), 赋予使命 (confer a mission), 赋予生命 (bring to life). Often appears in constitutional law (法律赋予公民的权利 rights conferred on citizens by law) and philosophical contexts.

Examples

1. 宪法赋予每位公民平等享有受教育权利的基本保障，任何人不得剥夺。 The Constitution guarantees every citizen the equal right to education, and no one may deprive them of it.
2. 这次经历赋予了他全新的人生视角，使他对苦难和希望有了更深刻的理解。 That experience gave him a completely new perspective on life, deepening his understanding of suffering and hope.
3. 艺术家通过精湛的技艺，将冰冷的石头赋予了生命与情感。 Through masterful skill, the artist gave cold stone life and emotion.

Usage Guide

Context: legal, philosophical, literary, political

Tone: solemn

Do Say

• 历史赋予这一代人特殊的责任：在变局中维护和平，在困境中推动发展。(History has endowed this generation with a special responsibility: to safeguard peace amid change and to advance development in adversity.)
• 该协议赋予缔约方在争议解决方面的排他性管辖权。(This agreement confers exclusive jurisdiction over dispute resolution on the contracting parties.)

Don't Say

• 赋予我一杯咖啡 — 赋予 is for abstract, often formal conferral of rights, meanings, or qualities; use 给 or 递 for handing over physical objects

Origin & History

赋 (endow/bestow/tribute) + 予 (give/grant)

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal