Meaning
分配 means to divide and distribute resources, tasks, or responsibilities among people or groups. It emphasizes the act of systematically assigning or apportioning things according to some plan or criteria. The word is commonly used in economic, administrative, and organizational contexts.
Usage
分配 is frequently used in formal and semi-formal contexts, especially in workplace, educational, and economic settings. It often appears with objects like 任务 (tasks), 资源 (resources), 时间 (time), or 工作 (work). In economic discourse, it's a key term for discussing distribution of wealth or goods.
Examples
- 01老师给每个小组分配了不同的任务。.The teacher assigned different tasks to each group.
- 02公司需要更合理地分配资源。.The company needs to allocate resources more reasonably.
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Common collocations
- 分配任务to assign tasks
- 分配资源to allocate resources
- 合理分配to distribute reasonably
- 收入分配income distribution
Antonyms
Origin
分 originally meant to divide or separate, while 配 means to match or pair appropriately. Together they create the meaning of dividing things and matching them to appropriate recipients.