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分得 (fēn de) — to get a share (of something)

Definition

分得 means 'to get / receive a share' of something — a formal verb used when a person is allocated a portion (of property, profit, inheritance). Note it's pronounced fēn, not fèn, and is more literary than everyday 'get a share'.

verb
to get a share (of something)

Examples

  • 分得。
    Tā fēn de le yì bǐ yí chǎn.
    He got a share of the inheritance.
  • 分得。
    Měi gè gǔ dōng dōu fēn de le yí fèn lì rùn.
    Each shareholder got a share of the profit.
  • 分得。
    Tā men fēn de le quán bù cái chǎn de sān fēn zhī yī.
    They got a share of one-third of the total property.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

分fēndivide
得déobtain

分 is to divide or distribute, and 得 is to obtain, so the result is getting a share.

Characters in this word

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

The old form 㝵 showed a hand picking up a cowry, meaning to obtain; later changes turned that picture into 得.

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