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分享 (fēn xiǎng) — to share (happiness, news, food, experience, etc.)

Definition

分享 is to share something good (a feeling, story, experience) with others. Unlike 共享 (often used for resources, space, or rights) and 分担 (splitting a task or burden), 分享 focuses on passing along something positive.

verb
to share (happiness, news, food, experience, etc.)

Examples

  • 分享。
    Wǒ hé péng you fēn xiǎng wǒ men de kuài lè.
    My friends and I share our happiness.
  • 分享。
    Lǎo shī fēn xiǎng le xué xí jīng yàn gěi xué shēng.
    The teacher shared learning experience with the students.
  • 分享？
    Nǐ yuàn yì fēn xiǎng nǐ de gù shi ma?
    Would you like to share your story?

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

分fēnshare out
享xiǎngenjoy

分 means to share out and 享 means to enjoy, so together they describe sharing something good.

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.

Open 分 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

享 was a drawing of an ancestral shrine.

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