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分

fēn · fen/fèn · fen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Old HSK 3

Meaning

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fēn 分

  1. to divide; to separate
  2. to distribute; to allocate
  3. to distinguish (good and bad)
  4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 (fēn jú))
  5. fraction
  6. one tenth (of certain units)
  7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  8. minute (unit of time)
  9. minute (angular measurement unit)
  10. a point (in sports or games)
  11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)

fèn 分

  1. part
  2. share
  3. ingredient
  4. component
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The score

  1. Dengdeng

    比赛(bǐsài)结束(jiéshù)了(le)，你(nǐ)得(dé)了(le)多少(duōshao)分(fēn)？

    The game is over. How many points did you get?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)得(dé)了(le)九十一(jiǔshíyī)分(fēn)！你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I got ninety-one points! And you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)九十(jiǔshí)分(fēn)。你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)多(duō)一(yī)分(fēn)！

    I got ninety. You are only one point ahead of me!

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我(wǒ)赢(yíng)了(le)！

    Great, I won!

  5. Dengdeng

    等一下(děngyīxià)。你的(nǐde)分(fēn)是(shì)十九(shíjiǔ)，不是(bùshì)九十一(jiǔshíyī)。

    Wait. Your score is nineteen, not ninety-one.

  6. Liangliang

    啊(a)，我(wǒ)看(kàn)反(fǎn)了(le)。

    Oh, I read it backwards.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)蛋(dàn)糕(gāo)分(fēn)成(chéng)八(bā)块(kuài)。

Please divide the cake into eight pieces.

02

他(tā)跑(pǎo)步(bù)得(dé)了(le)满(mǎn)分(fēn)。

He got a perfect score in the running test.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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