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分

fēn

minute; to divide

HSK 1 · Topic “Time” TimeMeasure wordsEveryday verbs
minute; to divide
Memory picture

Character

分 fēn

Strokes
4
Radical
刀 — knife
Made of
八 eight 刀 knife
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 现在八点十分。 Xiànzài bā diǎn shí fēn. It's ten past eight.
  • 现在九点二十分。 Xiànzài jiǔ diǎn èrshí fēn. It's twenty past nine.
  • 现在三点五分。 Xiànzài sān diǎn wǔ fēn. It's five past three.
  • 老师给我们打了九十分。 Lǎoshī gěi wǒmen dǎ le jiǔshí fēn. The teacher gave us ninety points.
  • 你有多少分? Nǐ yǒu duōshǎo fēn? How many points do you have?
  • 八点差五分。 Bā diǎn chà wǔ fēn. It's five to eight.
  • 一分也不能少。 Yì fēn yě bù néng shǎo. We can't lose even one point.
  • 这两个人分开坐。 Zhè liǎng ge rén fēnkāi zuò. These two people sit separately.
  • 现在差十分八点。 Xiànzài chà shí fēn bā diǎn. It's ten to eight now.
  • 老师分书给学生。 Lǎoshī fēn shū gěi xuésheng. The teacher divides the books among the students.

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