分散

fēnsàn

verb HSK 4 #4,566

Meanings

1 to scatter; to disperse
2 to distract; to divert

Characters

to divide; to separate

to scatter; to disperse

Examples

不要分散注意力。

Bùyào fēnsàn zhùyìlì.

Don't get distracted.

人群很快就分散了。

Rénqún hěn kuài jiù fēnsàn le.

The crowd dispersed quickly.

Tips

usage

分散注意力 (to distract/divert attention) is the most common usage. 分散 can also mean physically scattered: 村庄分散在山里 (villages scattered in the mountains).

Stroke Order

分 fēn

散 sàn