to share costs; to apportion responsibilities
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to share (costs, expenses, etc.) among multiple people; to split a bill
Commonly used for sharing expenses in social or business contexts. Implies dividing something (like a cost) into portions that each participant is responsible for.
Jù聚
cān餐
de的
qián钱
，
dà大
jiā家
fēn分
tān摊
。
Everyone will split the bill for the group meal.
Zhè这
bǐ笔
wéi维
xiū修
fèi费
xū需
yào要
yóu由
suǒ所
yǒu有
zhù住
hù户
fēn分
tān摊
。
This repair cost needs to be shared among all the residents.
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Wǒ我
men们
lǚ旅
xíng行
shí时
suǒ所
yǒu有
kāi开
xiāo销
dōu都
píng平
jūn均
fēn分
tān摊
。
We split all travel expenses equally when we're on a trip.
Xiàng项
mù目
shī失
bài败
de的
zé责
rèn任
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
yóu由
tā他
yī一
rén人
fēn分
tān摊
。
The responsibility for the project's failure shouldn't be borne by him alone.