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  *分* | 分* | *分
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
HSK 1
to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide
HSK 4
to divide up / to partition / to differentiate
HSK 5
to differentiate / to draw a distinction / to divide into categories
HSK 6
very / completely / utterly / extremely / absolutely / hundred percent / to divide into ten equal parts
HSK 2
to divide into groups / group (formed from a larger group) / subgroup / (computer networking) packet
HSK 3
to split up / to divide / to break up / fission / schism
HSK 6
to divide (into) / to split a bonus / to break into / tenths / percentage allotment
HSK 5
(HK) subdivided flat (apartment); partitioned apartment; tiny residential unit created by dividing a larger flat
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
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  *更* | 更* | *更
to change or replace / to experience / one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided / watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
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  *解* | 解* | *解
to divide / to break up / to split / to separate / to dissolve / to solve / to melt / to remove / to untie / to loosen / to open / to emancipate / to explain / to understand / to know / a solution / a dissection
HSK 6
to partition / to divide up
HSK 7-9
to divide up the work / division of labor
HSK 6
(Tw) to divide up an area / to assign a spot; to allocate a seat / one's assigned spot
to do two things at once (idiom) / to multitask / to divide one's attention
(idiom) to divide and rule
to multiply and divide
to divide into rows / to identify subcategories / to break down into constituent parts / breakdown / disaggregation
to divide (and give to others)
to divide people into groups, teams, squads etc
to break up / to divide property and live apart / to start on a new (path)
to divide (sth) into sections; to segment
(Maoism) one divides into two
dividing line between distinct realms / boundary / field-allocation (in Chinese astrology, the association between celestial regions and corresponding terrestrial realms)
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  *除* | 除* | *除
to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including
HSK 6
to divide / to separate / partition
to share the booty; to divide ill-gotten gains
HSK 7-9
dividing range / drainage divide / (fig.) dividing line / watershed
to divide evenly / to bisect (geometry) / deuce (tennis) / tied score
lit. the river that divides Chu and Han / fig. a line that divides rival territories / the mid-line between sides on a Chinese chessboard
gap / interval / compartment / to divide / to separate / to leave a gap of (two weeks, three meters etc)
HSK 7-9
Argo (constellation, now divided into Carina 船底座 and Puppis 船尾座)
nine divide by nine is one (abacus rule) / when all is said and done
to share / to divide up
broad classification / (when followed by 為|为) to roughly divide (into category A, category B, ...)
to divide (into subgroups etc); to break down (into subcategories, subprocesses etc)
can be divided (into parts) / one can distinguish (several types)
fork / bifurcation / to divide
diaphragm (anatomy) / distant (socially aloof) / divided by lack of mutual comprehension / nonexpert
limits / bounds / dividing line
HSK 7-9
(math.) difference quotient / (math.) divided difference / (math.) finite difference
to group students into classes / to divide people (staff members etc) into groups
Huangpu River, major river flowing through Shanghai, dividing the city into Puxi 浦西 (west of the river) and Pudong 浦東|浦东 (east of the river)
incorrect break in reading Chinese, dividing text into clauses at wrong point
besides / except / to get rid of (sb) / (math.) to divide
1 divided by 16 is 0.0625 (abacus rule) / (fig.) to deny responsibility; to pass the buck
38th parallel / dividing line agreed at Yalta between US and Soviet zones of influence in Korea, now the DMZ between North and South Korea
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  *劈* | 劈* | *劈
to split in two / to divide
to divide up into different zones / (HK) sector of society / constituency / (taxonomy) kingdom
Hamgyeongdo Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道 of North Korea
to divide exactly without remainder (in integer arithmetic)
(numerical analysis) divided differences / (statistics) mean absolute difference
the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
to divide and confer (property on one's descendants)
the sides of a ship / (fig.) the dividing line between shipboard expenses and onshore freight charges
dividing line
Hamgyeong Province of Joseon dynasty Korea, now divided into North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道 and South Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡南道|咸镜南道 of North Korea
the nine "fields" into which Heaven was anciently divided / the Nine Provinces of ancient China
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  *析* | 析* | *析
to separate / to divide / to analyze
military officer / ranked officer in Chinese army, divided into 大校, 上校, 中校, 少校
to diverge; to divert; to divide into separate streams (river flow, traffic etc) / to stream (students into different programs); to reassign (redundant staff)
median strip / central reservation (on a divided road)
Jeolla or Cholla Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Jeolla Province 全羅北道|全罗北道 and South Jeolla Province 全羅南道|全罗南道
closely guarded / strongly fortified / sharply divided
Gyeongsang Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Gyeongsang Province 慶尚北道|庆尚北道 and South Gyeongsang Province 慶尚南道|庆尚南道
to demarcate a boundary / dividing line
the appearance of unity, but divided at heart (idiom); seeming harmony belies underlying disagreement
boundary; dividing line (between roles, spheres or concepts); limits (of propriety, duty etc) / degree; extent
the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
Rehe, Qing dynasty province abolished in 1955 and divided among Hebei, Liaoning and Inner Mongolia / refers to the Qing imperial resort at Chengde / see also 避暑山莊|避暑山庄 (history)
divider; partition
"mandarin ducks" pot (hot pot with a divider, containing spicy soup on one side, mild soup on the other)
lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (proverb, from Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义) / fig. things are constantly changing
Qilian Mountains (formerly Richthofen Range), dividing Qinghai and Gansu provinces
to divide into portions / to package in smaller quantities / to separate into loads
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  *劙* | 劙* | *劙
a divide, to partition
vomer bone (in the nose, dividing the nostrils)
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  *闑* | 闑* | *闑
vertical divider of a door way
to unfairly divide benefits, favoring a few
to establish as separate entities / to divide (a company etc) into independent entities / discrete / separate / separation (of powers etc)
exercise book for practicing Chinese character handwriting (each page being a grid of blank cells divided into quadrants, like the character )
to split / to divide equally
the 24 solar terms, calculated from the position of the sun on the ecliptic, that divide the year into 24 equal periods
(math.) divided by
P'yong'ando Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into South Pyong'an Province 平安南道 and North Pyong'an Province 平安北道 of North Korea
area to the west of the Forbidden City, now divided into Zhongnanhai and Beihai
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  *畾* | 畾* | *畾
fields divided by dikes
boundary / dividing line
shunt circuit / current divider (electronics)
Great Dividing Range, mountain range along the east coast of Australia
to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one / divide and conquer
Cantabrian mountain range in north Spain dividing Asturias from Castilla-Leon
Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道 and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道 of South Korea
a protractor (device to divide angles)
to divide into equal parts
former Hwanghae Province of northwest Korea, divided into North and South Hwanghae Province of North Korea in 1954
the Ural mountains in Russia, dividing Europe from Asia
Chungcheong Province of Joseon Korea, now divided into North Chungcheong province 忠清北道 and South Chungcheong province 忠清南道 of South Korea
lit. diverse opinions confused and divided (idiom); opinions differ / controversial matters


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