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knife



  • divide; part; separate
  • assign; distribute; allot
  • distinguish; tell one from another
  • branch
  • point; mark
  • fraction
  • one-tenth; 10 per cent
  • of time (1/60 of an hour)
  • of money in China (1/100 of yuan)
  • of weight (1/2 of a gram)
  • of area (66.666 square metres)
  • of length (1/3 of a centimetre)
  • of degree (1/60 of a degree)

fēn-biàn
分辨

v.

distinguish; differentiate

fēn-biàn
分辨

v.

defend oneself (against a charge); offer an explanation

fēn-bié
分别

n.

part; leave each other / difference / separately; respectively

fēn-cùn
分寸

n.

sense of propriety; proper limits for speech or action

fēn-dān
分担

v.

share responsibility for

fēn-fā
分发

v.

issue; distribute; hand out

fēn-gōng
分工

n. / v.

division of labout / divide the work

fēn-guǎn
分管

v.

be put in charge of ; be assigned personal responsibility for

fēn-huà
分化

v.

become divided; split up; break up

fēn-jiā
分家

v.

break up the family and live apart

fēn-jiè-xiàn
分界线

n.

boundary; line of demarcation

fēn-jū
分居

v.

(wife and husband) live apart; separate

fēn-kāi
分开

v.

separate; part

fēn-lèi
分类

v.

classify

fēn-lí
分离

v.

separate; sever

fēn-liè
分裂

v.

sever; split; divide; break up

fēn-miǎn
分娩

v.

childbirth; parturition

fēn-míng
分明

adj. / adv.

clear / clearly; plainly; evidently

fēn-pèi
分配

v. / n.

assign; distribute; allot / distribution

fēn-qí
分歧

n.

difference; divergence

fēn-sàn
分散

v.

desperse; scatter; decentralize

fēn-shǒu
分手

v.

say good-bye; part company

fēn-shù
分数

n.

mark; grade / fraction

fēn-shuǐ-lǐng
分水岭

n.

divide; watershed / line of demarcation

fēn-tóu
分头

adv. / n.

severally; separately / parted hair

fēn-xī
分析

v.

analyse

fēn-xiǎng
分享

v.

share (joy. rights, etc.); partake of

fēn-xīn
分心

v.

divert one’s attention

fēn-yōu
分忧

v.

share sb.’s cares and burgens; help sb. to get over a difficulty

fēn-zǔ
分组

v.

divide into groups

fēn-dào-yáng-biāo
分道扬镳
separate and go one’s own way

fēn-mén-bié-lèi
分门别类
classify

fēn-miǎo-bì-zhēng
分秒必争
not even a second is to be lost

zhēng-fēn-duó-miǎo
争分夺秒
seize every minute and second; not a second is to be lost

Usage 用法

divide; part; separate

Yì-nián fēn-wéi sì-jì.
一年分为四季。
One year is divided into four seasons.

distinguish; tell one from another

Wǒ fēn-bu -qīng tā-men jiě-mèi-liǎ.
我分不清她们姐妹俩。
I can’t tell her from her sister.

branch

Wǒ-men zài Shàng-hǎi yǒu yì jiā fēn-gōng-sī.
我们在上海有一家分公司。
We have a branch company in Shanghai.

point; mark

Wǒ-men-duì yòu dé-le yì-fēn.
我们队又得了一分。
Our team scores another point.

fraction

Sān-fēn-zhī-yī.
三分之一。
One–third.

one-tenth; 10 per cent

Sì-fēn chéng-jì, liù-fēn cuò-wù.
四分成绩,六分错误。
40 percent achievements, 60 per cent mistakes.

of time (1/60 of an hour)

Xiàn-zài chà wǔ-fēn bā-diǎn.
现在差五分八点。
It’s five to eight.

of money in China (1/100 of yuan)

Wǒ huā-le liǎng-kuài sì-máo bā-fēn qián.
我花了两块四毛八分钱。
I have spent 2.48 yuan RMB.

of weight (1/2 of a gram)

Tā zhòng sān-liǎng liù-qián liù-fēn.
它重3两6钱6分。
It weights 3.66 liang.

of area (66.666 square metres)

Tā zhǐ-yǒu yì-mǔ-sān-fēn-dì.
他一共只有一亩三分地。
He only has a tiny piece of land.

of length (1/3 of a centimetre)

Wǒ yì-fēn yě bù bǐ tā ǎi.
我一分也不比他矮。
I’m not shorter than him by any means.

of degree (1/60 of a degree)

Cǐ-dì wèi-yú Dōng-jīng Yì-bǎi-líng-bā dù Shí-èr fēn.
此地位于东经108度12分。
It’s situated at longitude 108 degrees 12 minutes East.