分裂

fēn liè

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

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Definitions

1. to split up
2. to divide
3. to break up
4. fission
5. schism

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 统一 tǒng yī 统一 tǒng yī to unify; to integrate 分裂的反义词，指结合成整体: to unify; to integrate

Related words

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• 裂变 liè biàn 裂变 liè biàn fission 物理上指原子核分裂的过程: fission
• 瓦解 wǎ jiě 瓦解 wǎ jiě to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble 指整体分解、崩溃，常用于抽象事物: to collapse; to disintegrate; to crumble

Usage notes

Collocations

常见搭配有 “分裂国家” (separatist activity)， “细胞分裂” (cell division)，多含负面色彩。

Common mistakes

不要说 “*他们把公司分裂了” ，应说 “他们把公司拆分了”，因“分裂”多用于抽象整体如国家、组织等。

Example Sentences

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细胞 分裂 是生物生长的基本过程。

Cell division is a fundamental process of biological growth.

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Words Containing 分裂

• 二分裂 二分裂 èr fēn liè: binary division (in bacterial reproduction)
• 分裂主义 分裂主义 fēn liè zhǔ yì: separatism
• 分裂情感性障碍 分裂情感性障碍 fēn liè qíng gǎn xìng zhàng ài: schizoaffective disorder
• 分裂组织 分裂组织 fēn liè zǔ zhī: separatist group
• 反分裂法 反分裂法 fǎn fēn liè fǎ: anti-secession law of 2005 (whereby PRC claims the right to invade Taiwan)
• 成熟分裂 成熟分裂 chéng shú fēn liè: meiosis (in sexual reproduction)
• 有丝分裂 有丝分裂 yǒu sī fēn liè: mitosis
• 核分裂 核分裂 hé fēn liè: nuclear fission
• 无丝分裂 无丝分裂 wú sī fēn liè: amitosis
• 精神分裂症 精神分裂症 jīng shén fēn liè zhèng: schizophrenia
• 细胞分裂 细胞分裂 xì bāo fēn liè: cell division
• 类精神分裂型人格违常 类精神分裂型人格违常 lèi jīng shén fēn liè xíng rén gé wéi cháng: schizoid personality disorder (SPD)

Child Words of 分裂

• 分 分 fēn: to divide; to separate
• 分 分 fèn: part
• 裂 裂 liè: to split