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一分 (yī fēn) — one cent (unit of currency); one minute; a small amount, a tiny bit (of effort, difference, time, etc.)

Definition

一分 is a fraction phrase built on 分 — used for 'one cent' (money), 'one minute' (time), and 'one point' (a tiny amount, as in scores or effort). With abstract nouns like 钱 or scores it reads as a tiny unit; with time it means a single minute.

noun
one cent (unit of currency)one minutea small amounta tiny bit (of effort, difference, time, etc.)

Examples

  • 一分。
    Wǒ lián yī fēn qián dōu méi yǒu.
    I don't even have a single cent.
  • 一分。
    Qǐng zài děng wǒ yī fēn.
    Please wait another minute for me.
  • 一分。
    Tā de fēn shù zhī chà yī fēn jiù néng jí gé.
    His score was just one point short of passing.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

分 pairs 八 (to separate) with 刀 (knife), showing something cut apart with a knife.

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