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分开

fēnkāi

to separate; to part

Two friends walking apart
Memory picture

Characters in this word

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

开 kāi

Strokes
4
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
一 one 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我们分开走。 Wǒ men fēn kāi zǒu. We walk separately.
  • 请把书分开。 Qǐng bǎ shū fēn kāi. Please separate the books.
  • 两个人分开。 Liǎng gè rén fēn kāi. The two people part.

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