separate; part; divide
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to separate; to part; to be apart
Describes a state where people or things are not together. Can be used intransitively.
Dī弟
xiong兄
liǎng两
rén人
fēn分
kāi开
yǐ已
jīng经
sān三
nián年
le了
。
The two brothers have been apart for three years.
Zhè这
xiē些
wèn问
tí题
shì是
bǐ彼
cǐ此
fēn分
kāi开
ér而
yòu又
lián联
xì系
zhe着
de的
。
These issues are separate from each other yet also interconnected.
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Dà大
xué学
bì毕
yè业
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
jiù就
fēn分
kāi开
le了
。
After graduating from university, we parted ways.
Bǎ把
jī鸡
dàn蛋
de的
dàn蛋
qīng清
hé和
dàn蛋
huáng黄
fēn分
kāi开
。
Separate the egg white from the yolk.
verb
to separate; to split up; to divide
Used transitively to describe the action of causing separation.
Lǎo老
Zhào赵
yòng用
shǒu手
fēn分
kāi开
rén人
qún群
，
jǐ挤
dào到
tái台
qián前
。
Old Zhao parted the crowd with his hands and squeezed to the front of the stage.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jiàn件
shì事
yào要
fēn分
kāi开
jiě解
jué决
。
These two matters should be dealt with separately.
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Qǐng请
nǐ你
bǎ把
dǎ打
jié结
de的
shéng绳
zi子
fēn分
kāi开
。
Please untangle the knotted rope.
Lǎo老
shī师
bǎ把
chǎo吵
nào闹
de的
xué学
sheng生
fēn分
kāi开
le了
。
The teacher separated the noisy students.