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分散

fēn sàn · fen san

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 4Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to scatter
  2. to disperse
  3. to distribute
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In a conversation

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Crunchy chips

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)别(bié)吃(chī)薯片(shǔpiàn)了(le)，声音(shēngyīn)会(huì)分散(fēnsàn)我的(wǒde)注意力(zhùyìlì)。

    Please stop eating chips. The sound distracts me.

  2. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，那(nà)我(wǒ)小声(xiǎoshēng)一点(yīdiǎn)吃(chī)。

    Sorry. I will eat more quietly.

  3. Dengdeng

    还是(háishi)会(huì)分散(fēnsàn)我的(wǒde)注意力(zhùyìlì)。

    It still distracts me.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)要不要(yàobùyào)去(qù)别的(biéde)房间(fángjiān)？

    Then do you want to go to another room?

  5. Dengdeng

    不用(bùyòng)了(le)，给(gěi)我(wǒ)也(yě)来(lái)一片(yīpiàn)。

    No need. Give me a chip too.

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In a sentence

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01

老(lǎo)师(shī)把(bǎ)学(xué)生(sheng)分(fēn)散(sàn)到(dào)几(jǐ)个(ge)小(xiǎo)组(zǔ)里(lǐ)做(zuò)实(shí)验(yàn)。

The teacher distributed the students into several small groups to do the experiment.

02

人(rén)群(qún)听(tīng)到(dào)警(jǐng)报(bào)后(hòu)迅(xùn)速(sù)分(fēn)散(sàn)开(kāi)了(le)。

The crowd quickly scattered after hearing the alarm.

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分
fēn

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

散
sàn

to scatter; to break up (a meeting etc)

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