分为 (fēn wéi) — to divide into (parts); to subdivide

Definition

分为 (fēn wéi) is the standard way to say something is divided into parts, with the resulting parts named (a country into provinces, a match into rounds). Unlike 划分, it focuses on the resulting structure, not the act of drawing boundaries.

verb
to divide into (parts)to subdivide

Examples

  • 分为
    Zhè ge guó jiā fēn wéi sān shí duō gè shěng.
    This country is divided into more than thirty provinces.
  • 分为
    Gōng sī fēn wéi sān gè bù mén.
    The company is divided into three departments.
  • 分为
    Bǐ sài fēn wéi chū sài hé jué sài.
    The competition is divided into preliminaries and finals.

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