分开

fēnkāi

Traditional: 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

Stroke order for 分

Stroke order for 开

Examples

duī

Please separate these two piles of things.

They have lived apart for many years.

We parted at the station.

The teacher split the students into several groups.

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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This word is part of lesson 40.