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分裂

fēn liè · fen lie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to split up
  2. to divide
  3. to break up
  4. fission
  5. schism
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2 examples
01

进(jìn)入(rù)地(dì)球(qiú)大(dà)气(qì)层(céng)后(hòu)，小(xiǎo)行(xíng)星(xīng)分(fēn)裂(liè)成(chéng)了(le)无(wú)数(shù)的(de)小(xiǎo)块(kuài)。

The asteroid broke up into small pieces as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

细(xì)胞(bāo)分(fēn)裂(liè)是(shì)生(shēng)物(wù)生(shēng)长(zhǎng)的(de)基(jī)本(běn)过(guò)程(chéng)。

Cell division is a basic process of biological growth.

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