分门别类 (fēn) — to classify, to categorize, to sort into different categories
Definition
An idiom meaning 'to sort things into separate categories,' emphasizing a careful, organized classification of many items. Often used with 把-construction (把…分门别类) when speaking of arranging objects, files, or information.
idiom
to classifyto categorizeto sort into different categories
Examples
- 分门别类。Qǐng nǐ bǎ zhè xiē shū jí fēn zhěng lǐ hǎo.Please sort these books into categories.
- 分门别类，。Tā bǎ wén jiàn fēn, fàng jìn bù tóng de wén jiàn jiā lǐ.She classified the documents and put them into different folders.
- 分门别类。Wǒ men xū yào duì zhè xiē wèn tí fēn chǔ lǐ.We need to handle these problems by categorizing them.
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