yī​fēn​wéi'èr

to divide one into two

Senses

一分为二/ 一分為二 yī​fēn​wéi'èr (also yì​fēn​wéi'èr) to divide one into two

To split or divide something into two parts; physically to halve something.

一分为二/ 一分為二 yī​fēn​wéi'èr (also yì​fēn​wéi'èr) 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.

一分为二/ 一分為二 yī​fēn​wéi'èr (also yì​fēn​wéi'èr) [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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