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配

pèi

HSK 5 Character

What 配 means

1. to join
2. to fit
3. to mate
4. to mix
5. to match
6. to deserve
7. to make up (a prescription)
8. to allocate

Example sentences

• 你不配。
  You don't deserve it.
• 两个数字不匹配。
  Liǎng gèshù zì bù pǐpèi.
  Two figures did not match.
• 鱼和红酒不相配。
  Yú hé hóngjiǔ bù xiāngpèi.
  Fish and red wine don't go together.
• 探头配有麦克风。
  Tàntóu pèi yǒu màikèfēng.
  The probe is equipped with a microphone.
• 我喜欢面包配汤。
  I like bread with my soup.
• 豆腐配清酒很合适。
  Dòufu pèi qīngjiǔ hěn héshì.
  Tofu goes well with good sake.

Words starting with 配

• 配合pèi hématching; fitting in with; compatible with
• 配套pèi tàoto form a complete set; compatible; matching
• 配备pèi bèito allocate; to provide; to outfit with
• 配偶pèi ǒuspouse
• 配置pèi zhìto deploy; to allocate; configuration
• 配件pèi jiàncomponent; part; fitting
• 配音pèi yīndubbing (filmmaking)
• 配送pèi sòngto put together an order and deliver it (i.e. 配货; to deliver (goods)
• 配额pèi équota; ration
• 配有pèi yǒuto be equipped with; to come with (sth)
• 配方pèi fāngprescription; cooking recipe; formulation
• 配角pèi juésupporting role; minor role; (of actors) to perform together
• 配乐pèi yuèto create music for a movie or stage production; to dub music onto a soundtrack…
• 配料pèi liàoingredients (in a cooking recipe); to mix materials according to directions
• 配制pèi zhìto compound (medicines etc); to prepare (by mixing ingredients); to concoct
• 配对pèi duìto pair up; to match up; to form a pair (e.g. to marry)
• 配给pèi jǐto ration; to allocate
• 配饰pèi shìornament (jewelry, accoutrements etc); decorations
• 配价pèi jià(linguistics) valence; valency
• 配型pèi xíngto check for compatibility (for an organ transplant)
• 配子pèi zǐgamete
• 配比pèi bǐto mix ingredients in the appropriate proportions; mixing ratio…
• 配用pèi yòngto provide; installed
• 配发pèi fāto issue; to distribute; to publish along with

Words containing 配

• 分配fēn pèito distribute; to assign; to allocate
• 搭配dā pèito pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs
• 支配zhī pèito control; to dominate; to allocate
• 匹配pǐ pèito mate or marry; to match; matching
• 调配diào pèito allocate; to deploy
• 相配xiāng pèito match; to fit; to pair well
• 装配zhuāng pèito assemble; to fit together
• 交配jiāo pèimating; copulation (esp. of animals)
• 般配bān pèito be well matched; to suit
• 发配fā pèito send away to serve a penal sentence
• 元配yuán pèifirst wife
• 原配yuán pèifirst wife
• 业配yè pèi(Taiwan) (media) writing an article or creating a video favorable to a business in return…
• 标配biāo pèito provide as a standard feature; standard feature; standard equipment…
• 统配tǒng pèia unified distribution; a unified allocation
• 继配jì pèisecond wife (of a widower)
• 许配xǔ pèito betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
• 适配shì pèiadaptation
• 预配yù pèipre-allocated; prewired
• 分配器fēn pèi qìdispenser (for consumables such as liquid soap); splitter (for cable TV signal etc)
• 分配律fēn pèi lǜ(math) distributive law
• 受支配shòu zhī pèisubject to (foreign domination, emotions etc)
• 支配力zhī pèi lìpower or force to dominate
• 支配权zhī pèi quánauthority to dispose of sth

Characters that look like 配

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 距jùto be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance…
• 断duànto break; to snap; to cut off
• 酌zhuóto pour wine; to drink wine; to deliberate
• 乾qiánone of the Eight Trigrams 八卦; male principle; ☰
• 胱guāngused in 膀胱
• 粑bāa round flat cake (dialect)

Sounds the same

Read pèi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 佩to respect; to wear (belt etc)
• 沛copious; abundant
• 帔cape
• 辔bridle; reins
• 霈torrent of rain
• 旆pennant; streamer
• 姵(used in female names)
• 斾variant of 旆, pennant; banner