分开 fēn kāi
“to separate; to part”
verb, verb / noun2021 list level 2Traditional 分開
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
分开 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 628: 分开 fēnkāi — Level 3; official annotation 3 (动). PDF page 95
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 分开
分开 is a verb meaning 'to separate, to part', used for physically putting things apart or for people ending up in different places. Common patterns are 把 A 和 B 分开, 分开 + verb (分开放、分开坐), and people as subject with 分开了.
例句Example sentences
- 请把这两种颜色的纸分开。qǐng bǎ zhè liǎng zhǒng yán sè de zhǐ fēn kāi.Please separate these two colors of paper.
- 筷子和勺子要分开放。kuài zi hé sháo zǐ yào fēn kāi fàng.The chopsticks and spoons should be put away separately.
- 到了火车站，我们就分开了。dào le huǒ chē zhàn, wǒ men jiù fēn kāi le.When we got to the train station, we parted ways.
易混词Easily confused
分开vs分别
分别 as an adverb means 'respectively'; as a verb it means 'to part (ways)' (我们分别了), and as a noun it means 'difference' (没有分别). To talk about physically separating things, use 分开 (把书分开), not 分别.