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分开

fēn kāi · fen kai

Traditional 分開

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. to separate
  2. to part
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Keep them apart

  1. Dengdeng

    这些(zhèxiē)东西(dōngxi)要(yào)分开(fēnkāi)放(fàng)吗(ma)？

    Should these things be put apart?

  2. Liangliang

    要(yào)，书(shū)和(hé)水果(shuǐguǒ)分开(fēnkāi)放(fàng)。

    Yes, keep books and fruit apart.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  4. Liangliang

    上次(shàngcì)没(méi)分开(fēnkāi)，书(shū)闻起来(wénqǐlai)像(xiàng)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Last time they weren't separated and the book smelled like apples.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)这次(zhècì)一定(yīdìng)分开(fēnkāi)，书(shū)不想(bùxiǎng)变成(biànchéng)苹果(píngguǒ)。

    Then definitely apart this time. The book doesn't want to turn into an apple.

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)两(liǎng)样(yàng)东(dōng)西(xi)分(fēn)开(kāi)包(bāo)装(zhuāng)。

Please pack these two things separately.

02

他(tā)们(men)因(yīn)为(wèi)工(gōng)作(zuò)原(yuán)因(yīn)分(fēn)开(kāi)了(le)。

They separated because of work reasons.

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分
fēn

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

开
kāi

to open (transitive or intransitive); (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start

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