分[fēn]

动

1. divide; separate; part

♦ 一年~四季。 The year is divided into four seasons.

♦ 一条河把那个县城~成两部分。 A river divides the county town into two parts.

♦ ~阶段实行 carry out stage by stage

2. distribute; assign; allot

♦ 音乐会的票都已经~完了。 The tickets for the concert have all been distributed.

♦ 把这个任务~给我们吧。 Assign (or Give) this task to us, please.

3. distinguish; differentiate

♦ 是非不~ make no distinction between right and wrong

名

1. branch (of an organization)

♦ 新华社上海~社 the Shanghai Branch of the Xinhua News Agency

2. fraction

♦ 分母

量

1. (used in spoken forms of fractions and percentages)

♦ 三~之一 one-third

♦ 十~之七 seven-tenths

♦ 百~之四 four per cent

2. one tenth (of certain units of the metric system)

♦ 分克

♦ 分米

♦ 分升

3. fen, equal to one hundredth of a yuan 元

♦ 六元三角五~ 6.35 yuan

4. minute, equal to one sixtieth of an hour

5. minute, equal to one sixtieth of a degree of angle or arc

♦ 成36度30~角 form an angle of 36 degrees 30 minutes (36°30′)

♦ 东经129度15~ 129 degrees 15 minutes (129°15′) east longitude

6. point; mark

♦ 60~为及格。 Sixty is the passing mark.

7. (for nonphysical things) one-tenth

♦ 七~成绩, 三~错误 70 per cent achievements, 30 per cent mistakes

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分[fèn]
名

1. component

♦ 盐~ salt content

2. what is within one's rights or duty

♦ 过分

动书 think; expect

♦ 自~不能肩此重任 be aware of one's inability to shoulder such a heavy responsibility

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