分身

fēnshēn

verb #20,182

Meanings

1 to replicate oneself
2 to be in two places at once
3 to spare time for another task
4 avatar, clone, or proxy

Characters

to divide, to split

Examples

我实在分身乏术，没办法同时处理两件事。

Wǒ shízài fēnshēn fá shù, méi bànfǎ tóngshí chǔlǐ liǎng jiàn shì.

I really can't be in two places at once — there's no way to handle both things simultaneously.

他在网上创建了一个分身账号。

Tā zài wǎng shàng chuàngjiàn le yī gè fēnshēn zhànghào.

He created an alt account online.

Tips

usage

The fixed phrase 分身乏术 (fēnshēn fá shù) — literally 'lacking the skill to split oneself' — is a common idiom meaning 'too tied up to do anything else', used when someone is overwhelmed and cannot take on more tasks.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

身 shēn