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分头

fēn tóu · fen tou

Traditional 分頭

Meaning

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  1. separately
  2. severally
  3. parted hair
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Split up at the night market

  1. Dengdeng

    夜市(yèshì)人(rén)太(tài)多(duō)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)分头(fēntóu)找(zhǎo)琦琦(qíqí)吧(ba)。

    The night market is too crowded. Let's split up to look for Qiqi.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)往(wǎng)左(zuǒ)，我(wǒ)往(wǎng)右(yòu)，分头(fēntóu)走(zǒu)。

    OK, you go left, I go right. We go separately.

  3. Dengdeng

    找到(zhǎodào)了(le)就(jiù)给(gěi)我(wǒ)打电话(dǎdiànhuà)。

    Call me when you find her.

  4. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)回头(huítóu)看(kàn)，琦琦(qíqí)在(zài)你(nǐ)后面(hòumian)！

    Dengdeng, turn around. Qiqi is right behind you!

  5. Qiqi

    你们(nǐmen)为什么(wèishénme)要(yào)分头(fēntóu)找(zhǎo)？我(wǒ)一直(yīzhí)在(zài)这儿(zhèr)买(mǎi)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)。

    Why did you split up to look? I was here buying candied haws all along.

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In a sentence

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01

我(wǒ)们(men)分(fēn)头(tóu)去(qù)找(zhǎo)，这(zhè)样(yàng)会(huì)快(kuài)一(yì)些(xiē)。

Let's split up and search separately; that will be faster.

02

他(tā)们(men)分(fēn)头(tóu)行(xíng)动(dòng)，最(zuì)后(hòu)在(zài)车(chē)站(zhàn)集(jí)合(hé)。

They acted separately and finally met at the station.

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