份
part; portion; share
Meanings
4 senses · 20 examplesnoun
part; portion; share
Refers to a share or component of a whole.
He holds multiple shares in the company.
Everyone has their own share of responsibility.
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I want to save this portion of the cake for you.
Everyone is proud of this effort.
This is a shared result of ours.
measure word
measure word for sets of things, food, documents, newspapers, etc.
Used for food portions, gifts, or abstract sets of items; also for documents, newspapers, and copies of contracts.
Please give me an order of braised pork.
This is a birthday gift for you.
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I buy a newspaper every morning.
Please make a copy of this document.
The contract is made in duplicate; each party holds one copy.
noun
used after nouns to denote a division or unit
Suffix used for administrative divisions or time units.
China has many provinces.
The wine from this year is very good.
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The year of birth needs to be filled in accurately.
The climate in every southern province is humid.
We have to complete many tasks in this month.
adjective
gentle; refined (archaic); same as '彬'
archaicArchaic usage, interchangeable with '彬' in classical texts like '文质彬彬'.
In ancient texts, '份' was interchangeable with '彬', as in '文质份份'.
The ancient meaning of this character is the same as '彬', describing someone as gentle and polite.
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'文质份份' is now written as '文质彬彬'.
This usage has disappeared in modern Chinese.
He behaves with great refinement and is well-educated.