分 fēn
“to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)”
time word, verb, noun, adverbHSK 3 · 2021 list level 1
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
分 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 55: 分 fēn — Level 1; official annotation 1（3） (量、（动、名）). PDF page 81
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 分
Read fēn, 分 means 'to divide' or 'to separate'; it is commonly used in patterns like 把...分成... ('divide ... into ...') and 分开 ('separate; part') when splitting something into parts or when people or things go separate ways. The different reading fèn means 'part; share; ingredient; component' (as in 部分, 成分) and does not fit the examples below.
例句Example sentences
- 请把这块蛋糕分成三块。qǐng bǎ zhè kuài dàn gāo fēn chéng sān kuài.Please divide this cake into three pieces.
- 我们在这里分成两个小组。wǒ men zài zhè lǐ fēn chéng liǎng gè xiǎo zǔ.We'll split into two groups here.
- 下课以后，我们在学校门口分开了。xià kè yǐ hòu, wǒ men zài xué xiào mén kǒu fēn kāi le.After class, we parted at the school gate.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我和朋友分开了学校门口。
✓我和朋友在学校门口分开了。
A place phrase with 在 comes before the verb 分开, not after it.
义项All meanings
- fēn: to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局); fraction; one tenth (of certain units)
- fèn: part; share; ingredient; component