- 骨肉分离 gǔròufēnlí separation of close kinThe separation of family members or close relatives, making it impossible for them to be together.
- 分离性 fēnlíxìng discreteness(linguistics) the property of being separate or distinct
- 医药分离 yīyàofēnlí separating medical practice from drug salesPolicy or practice of separating medical consultation and diagnosis from the dispensing of drugs, intended to prevent clinics from profiting off of prescriptions.
- 不可分离 bùkěfēnlí inseparableunable to be separated; tightly linked
- 奶油分离器 nǎiyóufēnlíqì cream separatorA machine used to separate cream from milk; creamer.
- 政企分离 zhèngqǐfēnlí separation of government and businessThe separation of government administration from the management of enterprises; specifically, the policy of decoupling state-owned businesses from direct political control.
- 政教分离 zhèngjiàofēnlí separation of church and stateThe political principle of separating religious institutions from the state and government
- 离心分离机 líxīnfēnlíjī centrifugeA machine that uses centrifugal force to separate substances of different densities, such as solids from liquids or different liquids within a mixture; also called [[离心机|離心機|li2 xin1 ji1]]
- 同位素分离 tóngwèisùfēnlí isotope separationthe process of separating different isotopes of the same chemical element
- 分离主义 fēnlízhǔyì separatismThe advocacy or practice of separation from a larger group, especially for political independence; separatism
- 分离分子 fēnlífènzǐ separatista person who belongs to a group that wants to separate from a larger country or organization; a separatist
