created sense approved 一分为二/一分為二 · yīfēnwéi'èr · to divide one into two — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
一分为二 / 一分為二
yīfēnwéi'èr
to divide one into two
To split or divide something into two parts; physically to halve something.
yìfēnwéi'èr
一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 分为 (literal) → 分为/分為 · fēnwéi · to divide into 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two
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created sense approved 一分为二/一分為二 · yīfēnwéi'èr · to be two-sided — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
一分为二 / 一分為二
yīfēnwéi'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.
yìfēnwéi'èr
一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 分为 (literal) → 分为/分為 · fēnwéi · to divide into 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 一分为二/一分為二 · yīfēnwéi'èr · [one divides into two] — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
一分为二 / 一分為二
yīfēnwéi'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.
yìfēnwéi'èr
一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 分为 (literal) → 分为/分為 · fēnwéi · to divide into 二 (literal) → 二 · èr · two
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition