一分为二
yī​fēn​wéi'èr

to divide one into two

一分为二 一分為二 yī​fēn​wéi'èr
to divide one into two verb
To split or divide something into two parts; physically to halve something.

村子被一条小河一分为二。

cūn​zi bèi yī tiáo xiǎo​hé yī​fēn​wéi'èr.

The village is split into two by a small river.

爱丁堡市区被王子街公园一分为二。

ài​dīng​bǎo shì​qū bèi wáng​zǐ jiē gōng​yuán yī​fēn​wéi'èr.

The city of Edinburgh is divided in two by Princes Street Gardens.

to be two-sided
To see both sides of an issue or a person; to recognize both strengths and weaknesses, or positive and negative aspects, rather than taking a one-sided view.
[one divides into two]
In philosophy, a common expression for the law of unity of opposites, suggesting that all things contain two contradictory but connected aspects.

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