平分 (píng fēn) — divide equally; go halves | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

divide equallygo halves

Examples

平分。
Tā men jué dìng bǎ lì rùn píng fēn.
They decided to divide the profit equally.
平分。
Wǒ men píng fēn le zhè cì bǐ sài de jiǎng jīn.
We split the prize money for this competition equally.
平分。
Liǎng gè rén píng fēn le zhè ge dàn gāo.
The two people divided the cake equally.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

平 means evenly and 分 means divide; together they mean divide into equal parts.

Characters in this word

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

八八bādivision
亏亏kuīexhaled air

The origin is uncertain. One explanation combines 八 (division) and 亏 (exhaled air) to show smooth speech.

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

八刀分

八八bāto separate
刀刀dāoknife

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

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