支配

zhī pèi

HSK 7–9

Meaning

to control
to dominate
to allocate

Definition

安排、控制或影响某人或某事的行为或能力。

The act or ability to arrange, control, or influence someone or something.

Usage

支配常用于描述对资源、时间或他人的控制与管理，也可指某种力量或因素对事物发展起决定性作用。

支配 is often used to describe control or management over resources, time, or people, and can also refer to a force or factor that plays a decisive role in the development of things.

Examples

1 这个国家的大部分财富被少数人支配。 (Most of the wealth in this country is controlled by a few people.)
2 他完全被自己的欲望支配着。 (He is completely dominated by his own desires.)
3 如何支配时间决定了你的工作效率。 (How you manage your time determines your work efficiency.)
4 这种思想支配了当时的社会潮流。 (This ideology dominated the social trends of the time.)
5 在项目中，他负责支配各项资源。 (In the project, he is responsible for allocating various resources.)

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