Chinese symbol for “obligatory”
应分
yīng fèn
Traditional: 應分
(of a course of action) within one's area of responsibility; expected of one; obligatory (for a person in that role)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for obligatory is 应分 (yīng fèn), defined as: (of a course of action) within one's area of responsibility; expected of one; obligatory (for a person in that role).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Related words
Other words that share a character with 应分.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 应该 (應該) | yīng gāi | ought to; should; must |
| 应用 (應用) | yìng yòng | to put to use; to apply; practical; applied (science, linguistics etc) |
| 反应 (反應) | fǎn yìng | to react; to respond |
| 应当 (應當) | yīng dāng | should; ought to |
| 适应 (適應) | shì yìng | to adapt; to fit |
| 相应 (相應) | xiāng yìng | to correspond; answering (one another) |
| 部分 | bù fen | part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4] |
| 分析 | fēn xī | to analyze; analysis |
See also: Japanese symbol for “obligatory”.
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