Chinese word dictionary

部分

bùfen · part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]

Practice word

Word information

Simplified部分

Traditional部分

Pinyinbùfen

Part of speech名

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

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

部bù

department, ministry; division, unit; part, section

分fēn

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

How to learn 部分

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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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fēnzhōng

minute

得分défēn

to score a point (in a competition, test etc); score; rating; grade

分开fēnkāi

to separate; to part

北部běibù

northern part

部bù

ministry; department; section; part; division; troops; board; classifier for works of literature, films, machines etc