分开
fēnkāiTraditional: 分開
#1960 of 5,000 Core 5000
Translation
to separate, to part, to split up
Word origin
A resultative compound of 分 (fēn, to divide) and 开 (kāi, to open or apart), meaning to divide so that things come apart.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 分 (fēn, to divide) + 开 (kāi, apart)
Stroke order
分
开
Examples
堆。
Please separate these two piles of things.
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They have lived apart for many years.
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We parted at the station.
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The teacher split the students into several groups.
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This couple split up recently.
分开 (fēn kāi) means to separate, part, or split up. The 开 element marks the result, so the whole verb means to divide so that things end up apart.
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