分头 (fēn tóu) — separately, each in a different direction (of multiple people doing something independently)
Definition
分头 (fēntóu) means 'separately, each going a different way' — multiple people divide up and act on their own, then often combine results. Only used for a group doing different parts of a shared task, not for splitting things up.
adverb
separatelyeach in a different direction (of multiple people doing something independently)
Examples
- 分头，。Dà jiā fēn tóu xíng dòng, xiào lǜ gèng gāo.Everyone acts separately, making it more efficient.
- 分头。Wǒ men fēn tóu qù diào chá zhè jiàn shì.We'll go investigate this matter separately.
- 分头，。Tā men fēn tóu zhǔn bèi, zuì hòu huì zǒng jié guǒ.They prepare separately and then combine the results.
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