(fēn kāi) - to separate, to part, to split up in Mandarin

fēnkāi

Traditional: 分開

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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duī。

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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This word is part of lesson 40.