分支

fēnzhī

noun HSK 7-9 #14,438

Meanings

1 branch; offshoot
2 subdivision

Characters

to divide; to branch off

branch; to support

Examples

HSK 3

这条河有很多分支。

Zhè tiáo hé yǒu hěnduō fēnzhī.

This river has many tributaries.

HSK 5

公司在各地设立了分支机构。

Gōngsī zài gèdì shèlì le fēnzhī jīgòu.

The company set up branch offices in various places.

Tips

usage

If you use Git, you already know this word - git branch is called 分支 in Chinese. 创建分支 = create branch, 合并分支 = merge branch.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

支 zhī