Definition

1. Verb:
   • To distribute / to hand out: To give out items, often systematically or to multiple recipients. It implies a central source dividing something among a group.
   • To dispense: To deal out or provide something, such as aid, supplies, or items.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Tình nguyện viên phân phát thức ăn cho người vô gia cư. (Volunteers distribute food to the homeless.)
  • Cô giáo phân phát bài kiểm tra cho học sinh. (The teacher handed out the test to the students.)
  • Chúng tôi sẽ phân phát quần áo cũ tại làng. (We will dispense used clothing in the village.)

Advanced Usage

• The word often carries a nuance of charitable giving or organized allocation, rather than a simple, casual handover.
• It is commonly used in contexts involving aid, relief, gifts, or educational materials.

Variants and Related Words

• Phân phối (v): To distribute, to allocate. This term is more neutral and often used in commercial, logistical, or systemic contexts (e.g., distributing products).
  • Công ty phân phối sản phẩm trên toàn quốc. (The company distributes products nationwide.)

Synonyms

• Distribute: To give shares of something; to deal out.
• Hand out: To distribute freely.
• Dispense: To give or provide (a service or item).
• Dole out: To distribute in shares or small amounts.

Related Idioms

• : To distribute lucky money or gifts (often during festivals).
  • Sau lễ chùa, mọi người thường phân phát lộc. (After the pagoda ceremony, people often distribute lucky gifts.)

1. Share out, distribute
   • Phân phát kẹo bánh cho trẻ em
     To share out sweets and cakes to the children