to cut apart; to divide; to split
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to cut apart; to divide; to split (a whole thing)
Can be used for physical objects (like food) or abstract concepts (like markets).
Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
qiē切
fēn分
shēng生
rì日
dàn蛋
gāo糕
。
Mom is cutting the birthday cake into slices.
Zhè这
ge个
shì市
chǎng场
tài太
dà大
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
qiē切
fēn分
líng零
shòu售
shì市
chǎng场
lái来
zhēn针
duì对
bù不
tóng同
kè客
hù户
。
This market is too big; we need to segment the retail market to target different customers.
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Tā他
bǎ把
gōng公
sī司
qiē切
fēn分
chéng成
jǐ几
ge个
dú独
lì立
de的
bù部
mén门
。
He divided the company into several independent departments.
Ruǎn软
jiàn件
kě可
yǐ以
zì自
dòng动
qiē切
fēn分
dà大
wén文
jiàn件
yǐ以
biàn便
chuán传
shū输
。
The software can automatically split large files for transfer.
Zhè这
ge个
dì地
kuài块
bèi被
qiē切
fēn分
chéng成
le了
ruò若
gān干
xiǎo小
kuài块
chū出
shòu售
。
This plot of land was subdivided into several small lots for sale.