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瓜分

guāfēn
verb HSK 7 #28,632

Meanings

  1. 1 to carve up
  2. 2 to partition
  3. 3 to divide among themselves

Examples

列强瓜分了非洲的土地。
Lièqiáng guāfēn le Fēizhōu de tǔdì.
The great powers carved up Africa's territory.
几家公司瓜分了市场份额。
Jǐ jiā gōngsī guāfēn le shìchǎng fèné.
Several companies divided up the market share.

Tips

memory
瓜 (melon) + 分 (divide) — like cutting a melon into pieces, each person takes a slice.
usage
瓜分 has a negative connotation, implying greedy or aggressive division. Don't use it for fair sharing — use 分配 instead.

Stroke Order

瓜 guā
分 fēn