Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

electricity bill in ten days or you’ll face an electricity cutoff.
fū 夫 N man
fūfù 夫妇 [comp: 夫 man + 妇 woman] same as 夫 妻 fūqī
fūqī 夫妻 [comp: 夫 husband + 妻 wife] N husband and wife 夫妻关系 fūqī guānxi marital relationship
fūrén 夫人 N (formal term for another person’s) wife ■ 王董事长和夫人将出席宴会。Wáng
dǒngshìzhǎng hé fūrén jiāng chūxí yànhuì. Chairman Wang and his wife will attend the dinner
party.
fū 肤 TRAD 膚 N skin (See pífū 皮肤.)
fū 敷 V apply 敷药 fū yào apply medicine (to a wound)
fūyǎn 敷衍 V go through the motions, be perfunctory
fú 服 I V obey II N clothes
fúcóng 服从 [comp: 服 obey + 从 follow] V obey, submit to ■ 少数服从多数。Shǎoshù fúcóng duōshù.
The minority submits to the majority. ■ 我服从总公司的决定。Wǒ fúcóng zǒnggōngsī de
juédìng. I will defer to the decision of the company headquarters.
fúqì 服气 V be convinced
fúwù 服务 [comp: 服 obey + 务 work] V serve, work for 为 ... 服务 wèi ... fúwù serve ..., work for ... ■
我能为大家服务，感到很高兴。Wǒ néng wèi dàjiā fúwù, gǎndào hěn gāoxìng. I’m happy to be
able to serve you all.
fúwù qì 服务器 N server (for computers)
fúwù yè 服务业 N service industry
fúwù yuán 服务员 [suffix: 服务 serve + 员 person] N attendant, waiter/waitress ■ 这位服务员态 度不
大好。Zhè wèi fúwùyuán tàidu bú dà hǎo. This attendant’s work attitude is not very good. ■ 要付
服务员小费吗？Yào fù fúwùyuán xiǎofèi ma? Do we tip the attendants?
fúzhuāng 服装 N clothes, garments, apparel 服装商店 fúzhuāngshāngdiàn clothes store
fú 扶 V support with the hand 扶着老人过马路 fúzhe lǎorén guò mǎlù help an old person walk across the street
fú 浮 V float
fú 幅 MEASURE WORD (for pictures, posters, maps, etc.) 一幅中国画 yì fú Zhōngguó huà a Chinese painting
fúdù 幅度 N range, extent
fú 辐 TRAD 輻 N spoke (of a wheel)
fúshè 辐射 V & N radiate, radiation
fú 福 N blessing, happiness
fúlì 福利 [comp: 福 blessing + 利 benefit] N welfare, well-being 为职工谋福利 wéi zhígōng móu fúlì work for
the welfare of the staff
fúqì 福气 N good fortune 有福气 yǒu fúqi have good fortune, be very lucky
fú 俘 V capture 战俘 zhànfú prisoner of war
fúlǔ 俘虏 N captive, prisoner of war
fú 伏 V bend over, lean on (See máifu 埋伏.)
fú 袱 N cloth-wrapper (See bāofu 包袱.)
fú 符 V be in accord
fúhào 符号 N symbol, mark
fúhé 符合 [comp: 符 conform to + 合 accord with] V conform to, accord with ■ 这种产品的质 量不符
合要求。Zhè zhǒng chānpǐn de zhìliàng bù fǔhé yāoqiú. The quality of this product does not meet
the requirements.
fǔ 府 N government office (See zhèngfǔ 政府.)
fǔ 俯 V bow one’s head, bend down
fǔshì 俯视 V look down at, overlook
fǔyǎng 俯仰 V bend and lift one’s head
fǔ 腐 ADJ rotten
fǔbài 腐败 [comp: 腐 rotten + 败 collapse] I ADJ 1 badly decayed, spoiled 腐败食品 fǔbài shípǐn food that