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分离

fēnlí

to separate; to part

HSK 5 · Topic “Space and direction”
Two people walking away from each other
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

离 lí

Strokes
10
Radical
禸 — rump
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 不想分离。 Bù xiǎng fēn lí. I do not want to part.
  • 他们分离了。 Tā men fēn lí le. They have separated.
  • 水油会分离。 Shuǐ yóu huì fēn lí. Water and oil will separate.

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