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计分 (jì fēn) — to score, to keep score, to calculate points

Definition

A verb meaning to score or keep score, used for tallying points in a game or competition. The first character 计 means 'to count/calculate', and 分 here refers specifically to points/scores.

verb
to scoreto keep scoreto calculate points

Examples

  • ，计分。
    Bǐ sài jié shù hòu, cái pàn kāi shǐ jì fēn.
    After the game ended, the referee started scoring.
  • 。
    Tā yǐ jīng jì le sān cì fēn le.
    He has already scored three times.
  • 计分。
    Wǒ men xū yào yí gè zhuān mén de rén lái jì fēn.
    We need a dedicated person to keep score.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

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

计jìcalculate
分fēnpoints

计 means to calculate and 分 means points, so it describes calculating points or keeping score.

Characters in this word

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 計; 计 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 計 pairs 言 (say) with 十 (all). The simplified 计 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical shape.

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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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Appears in
Sports & Athletics

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