Word information
Simplified分水岭
Traditional分水嶺
Pinyinfēn shuǐ lǐng
Part of speechDictionary
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Chinese word dictionary
分水岭
fēn shuǐ lǐng · dividing range; drainage divide; (fig.) dividing line
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分fēn
to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
分钟fēnzhōngminute
水shuǐsurname Shui; water; (after a name) ... River; to swim (used mostly in 會水|会水[hui4 shui3] and 水性[shui3 xing4]); (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy; (bound form) additional cost; extra income; classifier for washings of a garment
水果shuǐguǒfruit; CL:個|个[ge4]
得分défēnto score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade
分开fēnkāito separate; to part