分化 (fēn huà) — (verb) to split apart, to divide into separate groups; (verb) to differentiate (e.g., cells in biology)
Definition
分化 describes a single group or whole splitting into distinct subgroups on its own (e.g. cells, a party). 区分 is the speaker drawing a distinction; 划分 is allocating parts of a whole; 分裂 is a more violent breakup.
verb
to split apartto divide into separate groupsto differentiate (e.g., cells in biology)
Examples
- 分化。Zhè xiē zhèng cè fēn huà le shè huì.These policies split society apart.
- 分化。Gàn xì bāo kě yǐ fēn huà chéng bù tóng xì bāo.Stem cells can differentiate into different cells.
- 分化。Nà ge zhèng dǎng nèi bù fēn huà chéng le liǎng pài.That political party internally split into two factions.
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