副

• 拼音: fù
• 汉字拆解: 副 = 畐 (fullness, phonetic) + 刂 (knife radical) — originally 'to split,' extended to mean secondary or assistant

含义

Deputy; vice-; secondary; assistant. A prefix indicating a subordinate or secondary position.

Commonly used as a prefix for titles: 副总统 (vice president), 副经理 (deputy manager), 副教授 (associate professor), 副主任 (deputy director). Also functions as a measure word for pairs or sets (一副眼镜 a pair of glasses, 一副手套 a pair of gloves) and can describe expressions (一副…的样子 an appearance of...).

例句

1. 他刚被提拔为副总经理，负责公司的海外业务。
2. 这位副教授的研究领域是人工智能与机器学习。
3. 她摆出一副若无其事的样子，其实心里紧张得很。

用法指南

语境: workplace, titles, descriptions

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 请问副院长在吗？(Excuse me, is the deputy dean available?)
• 他戴着一副金边眼镜。(He's wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.)

错误说法

• 把副用在不是职位的场合表示'次要' (Don't use 副 alone to mean 'secondary' in general contexts — it's mainly for titles or as a measure word)

起源与历史

Originally meant 'to split, divide' — the character shows 畐 (fullness) with 刂 (knife radical), suggesting division. Extended to mean secondary or subordinate positions.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal