🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

分裂

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fēnliè

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Split/splɪt/
verbnounadjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #950 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他们决定分裂成两个小组。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To divide or cause to divide into parts or portions, especially along a natural grain or line.

    "She decided to split the apple in half so they could share it."
As noun
  1. 1

    A tear, rupture, or crack in something caused by force or wear.

    "There is a small split in the leather of the driver's seat."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived in the late Middle English period from Middle Dutch or Low German words such as 'splitten', meaning to cleave or splinter. The term ultimately traces back to Proto-Germanic roots associated with the sharp breaking or dividing of materials.

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