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分手

fēn shǒuㄈㄣ ㄕㄡˇ

Sino-Vietnamese: PHÂN THỦ

Traditional: 分手

HSK 6HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(verb, verbal noun)

to part company; to split up; to break up

Separable verb: 分了手; use 跟/和……分手, not 分手 + object.

Examples

  • 他们谈了三年恋爱,最后分手了。

    tā men tán le sān nián liàn ài, zuì hòu fēn shǒu le.

    They dated for three years and finally broke up.

  • 她决定跟男朋友分手。

    tā jué dìng gēn nán péng you fēn shǒu.

    She decided to break up with her boyfriend.

  • 我们在车站分手,各自回家。

    wǒ men zài chē zhàn fēn shǒu, gè zì huí jiā.

    We parted at the station and each went home.

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Stroke order

PHẬN · 4 strokes

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); unit of le

THỦ · 4 strokes

hand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work; person skilled in certain types of work; personal(ly); convenient; classifier for skill