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分裂

fēnliè

to split; to divide

HSK 7 · Topic “Decline and renewal”
A round green cell divides into two
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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

裂 liè

Strokes
12
Radical
衣 — cloth
Made of
列 a line 衣 cloth
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 一场内部权力斗争使原本团结的组织迅速分裂。 Yì chǎng nèibù quánlì dòuzhēng shǐ yuánběn tuánjié de zǔzhī xùnsù fēnliè. An internal power struggle caused the previously united organisation to split rapidly.
  • 一个细胞分裂成两个，然后再分裂成四个。 Yí gè xìbāo fēnliè chéng liǎng gè, ránhòu zài fēnliè chéng sì gè. One cell divides into two, and then divides again into four.
  • 团队因为意见不合而分裂成了两派。 Tuánduì yīnwèi yìjiàn bù hé ér fēnliè chéng le liǎng pài. The team split into two factions because of disagreements.

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