huà​zhěng​wéi​líng

to break up the whole into parts

  • created reference approved 化整为零/化整為零 → 化零为整/化零為整 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    化整为零 / 化整為零 huà​zhěng​wéi​líng

    化零为整 / 化零為整 huà​líng​wéi​zhěng

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 化整为零/化整為零 → 合零为整/合零為整 (antonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    化整为零 / 化整為零 huà​zhěng​wéi​líng

    合零为整 / 合零為整 hé​líng​wéi​zhěng

    antonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 化整为零/化整為零 · huà​zhěng​wéi​líng · to break up the whole into parts — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    化整为零 / 化整為零

    huà​zhěng​wéi​líng

    to break up the whole into parts

    to break up a whole into several smaller parts; to deal with things one by one; to divide and conquer

    化 (literal) → 化 · huà · to change 整 (literal) → 整 · zhěng · whole 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 零 (literal) → 零 · líng · fragmentary

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense