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分发

Word · VerbTraditional分發

to distribute one by one; to assign personnel

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to distribute (items) one by one

Focuses on the action of handing out individual items to recipients.

Lǎo老
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
fēn分
fā发
kǎo考
shì试
shì试
juàn卷
 。

The teacher is distributing the exam papers.

Zhì志
yuàn愿
zhě者
gěi给
zāi灾
qū区
fēn分
fā发
shí食
wù物
hé和
yǐn饮
yòng用
shuǐ水
 。

Volunteers are distributing food and drinking water to the disaster area.

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Qǐng请
bāng帮
wǒ我
fēn分
fā发
yī一
xià下
zhè这
xiē些
xuān宣
chuán传
dān单
 。

Please help me hand out these flyers.

2.

verb

to assign (personnel to posts); to deploy

formal

Often used in an administrative or organizational context.

Gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
jiāng将
xīn新
yuán员
gōng工
fēn分
fā发
gěi给
gè各
gè个
bù部
mén门
 。

The company decided to assign the new employees to various departments.

Zhè这
pī批
bì毕
yè业
shēng生
jiāng将
bèi被
fēn分
fā发
dào到
jī基
céng层
dān单
wèi位
gōng工
zuò作
 。

This group of graduates will be assigned to work in grassroots units.