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分离

fēn lí · fen li

Traditional 分離

HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to separate
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Separating an egg

  1. Liangliang

    做(zuò)布丁(bùdīng)要(yào)先(xiān)分离(fēnlí)蛋白(dànbái)和(hé)蛋黄(dànhuáng)。

    To make pudding, first separate the egg white from the yolk.

  2. Dengdeng

    怎么(zěnme)分离(fēnlí)？我(wǒ)不会(bùhuì)。

    How do you separate them? I can't.

  3. Liangliang

    用(yòng)蛋壳(dànké)，慢慢(mànmàn)倒(dào)。

    Use the shell. Pour slowly.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)！蛋黄(dànhuáng)掉(diào)了(le)，分离(fēnlí)失败(shībài)了(le)！

    Ah! The yolk fell. Separating failed!

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，今天(jīntiān)吃(chī)炒蛋(chǎodàn)吧(ba)。

    No problem. Let's have scrambled eggs today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

油(yóu)和(hé)水(shuǐ)会(huì)自(zì)然(rán)分(fēn)离(lí)。

Oil and water will separate naturally.

02

这(zhè)对(duì)好(hǎo)朋(péng)友(you)分(fēn)离(lí)多(duō)年(nián)后(hòu)终(zhōng)于(yú)重(chóng)逢(féng)。

These two good friends finally reunited after being separated for many years.

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