分离

分離

fēnlí

verb HSK 5 #4,258

Meanings

HSK 5

科学家把这两种物质分离开来。

Kēxuéjiā bǎ zhè liǎng zhǒng wùzhì fēnlí kāilái.

Scientists separated these two substances.

HSK 6

他们被战争分离了。

Tāmen bèi zhànzhēng fēnlí le.

They were separated by war.

HSK 7-9

分离是为了更好的重逢。

Fēnlí shì wèile gèng hǎode chóngféng.

Separation is for a better reunion.

usage

分离 (separate people/things, often emotional) vs 分开 (more neutral/physical separation). 分离 carries a heavier emotional weight.

分 fēn

离 lí