(yí bù fen) - a part, a portion in Mandarin

yíbùfen

Traditional: 一部分

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Translation

a part, a portion

Word origin

A phrase combining 一 (yī, one) with 部分 (bù fen, part, portion), meaning one portion of a whole. The character 部 contains the city radical 阝.

Origin: compound
Root: 一 (yī, one) + 部分 (bù fen, part)

Stroke order

一

部

分

Examples

。

This is only part of the problem.

，。

Some people agreed and some opposed.

租zū。

Part of the wages goes towards rent.

。

This is a part of history.

。

A large part of the time was spent travelling.

一部分 (yí bù fen) means a part or a portion. It is used to refer to one section of a larger whole.

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This word is part of lesson 27.