分装 (fēn zhuāng) — to divide into portions; to repackage in smaller quantities

Definition

分装 (fēnzhuāng) is a separable verb meaning to split bulk goods into smaller portions or packages — typically for sale or transport. The 把 construction is common (把…分装到/成…).

verb
to divide into portionsto repackage in smaller quantities

Examples

  • 分装。
    Zhè xiē dà mǐ xū yào fēn zhuāng chéng xiǎo dài.
    These rice need to be repackaged into small bags.
  • 分装。
    Gōng rén zhèng zài bǎ huò wù fēn zhuāng dào bù tóng de xiāng zi lǐ.
    The workers are dividing the goods into different boxes.
  • 分装。
    Chāo shì bǎ dà bāo zhuāng de líng shí fēn zhuāng chéng xiǎo fèn chū shòu.
    The supermarket repackages bulk snacks into small portions for sale.

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.

分fēnseparate
装zhuāngpack

分 means separating into portions, and 装 means packing, so the sense is to pack in portions.

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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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 裝; 装 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
衣衣yīclothes
Sound part声符shēngfú
壯
壯zhuàng裝zhuāng
Same sound today

The traditional form 裝 pairs 衣 (clothes) with 壯 as a sound part; this story is about 裝, not the simplified 装.

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