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 fēnshēnfáshù, méibànfǎ 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 wǎngshàng chuàngjiàn le yīgè 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