分配 fēnpèi to distribute
to distribute; to assign; to allocate; to partition (a hard drive)
How to remember 分配: 分 divide + 配 to blend = to distribute.
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How it is used
- To distribute/allocate/assign - 分配任务 (fēnpèi rènwu) to assign tasks; 合理分配资源 (hélǐ fēnpèi zīyuán) to allocate resources sensibly.
- Dividing and giving out shares, duties, or resources among parties.
- Contrast 分发 (fēnfā, to hand out physical items) - 分配 stresses the planned allocation, 分发 the physical passing out.