支配 zhīpèi to control
to control; to dominate; to allocate
How to remember 支配: 支 branch + 配 to blend = to control.
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How it is used
- To control and dominate, or to allocate - 合理支配时间 (hélǐ zhīpèi shíjiān) manage one's time sensibly; 受人支配 (shòu rén zhīpèi) be at someone's command.
- Two threads: allocating resources/time, and holding power over people or forces that govern them.