分割

fēngē

verb HSK 7-9 #19,587

Meanings

1 to divide up; to partition
2 to carve up; to segment

Characters

to divide; to separate

Literally 'divide and cut' - a deliberate act of separation.

Examples

HSK 3

不要把工作和生活分割开来。

Bùyào bǎ gōngzuò hé shēnghuó fēngē kāilái.

Don't separate work and life completely.

HSK 4

这块土地被分割成了几块。

Zhè kuài tǔdì bèi fēngē chéng le jǐ kuài.

This piece of land was divided into several plots.

Stroke Order

分 fēn

割 gē