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得分 (dé fēn) — (verb) to score (points); (noun) score, points earned

Definition

得分 is the verb 'to score' (a point) and the resulting 'score' in a game or contest. Unlike 比分 (the score of a match) or 分数 (a test grade/number), 得分 focuses on the act of earning points.

verb
to score (points)
noun
scorepoints earned

Examples

  • 。
    Tā zài zhè chǎng bǐ sài zhōng dé le liǎng fēn.
    He scored two points in this game.
  • 得分。
    Wǒ men duì zuì hòu dé fēn le.
    Our team scored in the end.
  • 得分。
    Zhè cì bǐ sài de dé fēn shì jiǔ shí bā fēn.
    The score for this competition is 98 points.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

得déobtain
分fēnpoints

得 is obtaining, and 分 is points; together they mean to score or the score.

Characters in this word

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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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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