# 吩咐 (fēnfu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 吩咐 (fēnfu) means “to instruct; to tell (sb to do)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to instruct; to tell (sb to do)
- Pinyin: fēnfu (fen1 fu5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 经理吩咐秘书准备好材料。
  Jīnglǐ fēnfu mìshū zhǔnbèi hǎo cáiliào.
  The manager instructed the secretary to prepare the materials.

## Characters

- 吩 (fēn): used in 吩咐
- 咐 (fù): used in 吩咐 and 嘱咐

https://hanziro.com/word/fen-fu-instruct/

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