分支 (fēn zhī) — branch (of a company, river, academic field, etc.)
Definition
A noun for a 'branch' of something larger — a company, river, or academic field (like sociology is a branch of social science). 部门 is an organizational unit ('department'), and 岔 is mainly a road/river fork.
noun
branch (of a company, river, academic field, etc.)
Examples
- 分支。Zhè jiā yín háng zài quán guó gè dì dōu yǒu fēn zhī.This bank has branches all over the country.
- 分支。Zhè tiáo hé zài xià yóu fēn chéng liǎng gè fēn zhī.This river splits into two branches downstream.
- 分支。Shè huì xué shì shè huì kē xué de yí gè fēn zhī.Sociology is a branch of the social sciences.
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