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部分

bù fen · bu fen

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. part
  2. share
  3. section
  4. piece
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In a conversation

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The movie

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)的(de)电影(diànyǐng)怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How was the movie yesterday?

  2. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)一(yī)部分(bùfen)很(hěn)好笑(hǎoxiào)，后面(hòumian)一(yī)部分(bùfen)我(wǒ)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)。

    The first part was funny. I fell asleep in the last part.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)没(méi)看到(kàndào)最好(zuìhǎo)的(de)部分(bùfen)！

    Then you missed the best part!

  4. Liangliang

    最好(zuìhǎo)的(de)部分(bùfen)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    What was the best part?

  5. Dengdeng

    灯(dēng)亮(liàng)了(le)，大家(dàjiā)回家(huíjiā)的(de)那(nà)一(yī)部分(bùfen)！

    The part when the lights come on and everyone goes home!

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01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)和(hé)汤(Tāng)姆(mǔ)最(zuì)困(kùn)惑(huò)的(de)部(bù)分(fen)。

That was the part that Tom and I were most confused about.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)的(de)部(bù)分(fen)。

That's the part I liked best.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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部
bù

ministry; department

分
fēn

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

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