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fēnfèn HSK1

divide

分 fēn frequency
cent measure word
0.01 yuan (monetary unit)

这件东西只需要几分钱。

zhè jiàn dōng​xi zhǐ xū​yào jǐ fēn qián.

This item only costs a few cents.

point measure word
a unit of scoring in sports, games, or exams

他在考试中得了一百分。

tā zài kǎo​shì zhōng dé le yī​bǎi fēn.

He got a score of 100 on the exam.

divide verb
to divide or separate into parts

因为各种矛盾，这个大家庭在去年终于分了。

yīn​wèi gè zhǒng máo​dùn, zhè​ge dà​jiā​tíng zài qù​nián zhōng​yú fēn le.

Due to various conflicts, this large family finally split up last year.

distinguish verb
to distinguish or tell apart (e.g. good and bad)

我们做人不能是非不分，一定要讲道理。

wǒ​men zuò​rén bù néng shì​fēi bù fēn, yī​dìng yào jiǎng dào​li.

We must not fail to distinguish between right and wrong; we must be reasonable.

minute expression
a unit of time or angular measurement

现在是三点十分。

xiàn​zài shì sān​diǎn shí fēn.

It is ten past three now.

fraction numeral
a fraction or one tenth of certain units

这件工作已经完成了三分之一。

zhè jiàn gōng​zuò yǐ​jīng wán​chéng le sān fēn zhī​yī.

One-third of this work has been completed.

degree measure word
a small degree or amount, typically used in the pattern '有 yǒu几分 jǐ​fēn' to indicate a certain degree of a quality

他说话有几分幽默。

tā shuō​huà yǒu jǐ fēn yōu​mò.

There is a touch of humor in the way he speaks.

distinction noun
the act or state of being divided into parts or the existence of a distinction between things

这两种动物在本质上有云泥之分。

zhè liǎng zhǒng dòng​wù zài běn​zhì shàng yǒu yún​ní zhī fēn.

These two animals are fundamentally different, worlds apart.

distribute verb
to distribute or allocate items or tasks

请把这些巧克力分给在座的各位小朋友。

qǐng bǎ zhè​xiē qiǎo​kè​lì fēn gěi zài​zuò de gè wèi xiǎo​péng​yǒu.

Please distribute these chocolates to the children here.

branch noun
a branch or sub-unit of an organization

他在建设银行的一家分行担任经理。

tā zài jiàn​shè yín​háng de yī jiā fēn háng dān​rèn jīng​lǐ.

He is a manager at a branch of the China Construction Bank.

length unit measure word
unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm

这种木板只有三分厚。

zhè zhǒng mù​bǎn zhǐ​yǒu sān fēn hòu.

This wooden board is only three 'fen' (about 1 cm) thick.

分 fèn
share measure word
a portion, share, or part of a whole, such as an allotted responsibility or ownership

每个人都应当为集体尽到自己的一分力量。

měi gè rén dōu yīng​dāng wèi jí​tǐ jìn​dào zì​jǐ de yī fèn lì​liang.

Everyone should contribute their share of effort to the collective.

component noun
a constituent part, ingredient, or element that makes up a substance or mixture

这种新鲜的水果里含有丰富的水分。

zhè zhǒng xīn​xiān de shuǐ​guǒ lǐ hán​yǒu fēng​fù de shuǐ fèn.

This fresh fruit is rich in moisture.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
79th most common 2167.3 per million
Movie subtitles
170th most common 1033.2 per million appears in 97% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
162.6 per million appears in 41% of films
Written text
628.1 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
4
Unicode
U+5206

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)