Chinese word dictionary

爱憎分明

ài zēng fēn míng · to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates; to have well-defined likes and dislikes

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Word information

Simplified爱憎分明

Traditional愛憎分明

Pinyinài zēng fēn míng

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

爱ài

to love; affection

憎zēng

to abhor, to detest, to hate

分fēn

to divide, to allocate; fraction; small unit of time or other quantity

明míng

bright; clear

How to learn 爱憎分明

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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爱ài

to love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)

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)

minute

next year

tomorrow

to like; to be fond of; to take pleasure in; to be keen on; interest; hobby; CL:個|个[ge4]