分开
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
分开 (fēnkāi) · to separate
分开 (fēnkāi) means “to separate; to part”. It is written with 2 characters: 分 (to divide) + 开 (to open). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 分开 is built
The characters
分 fēn · to divide
What 分 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: Pieces 八 being further subdivided with a knife 刀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
开 kāi · to open
What 开 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 廾gǒng — two hands
Origin hint: Simplified form of 開; hands 廾 lifting the latch 一 of a door (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们在车站分开了。Wǒmen zài chēzhàn fēnkāi le.We parted at the station.
这两个词要分开写吗？Zhè liǎng gè cí yào fēnkāi xiě ma?Should these two words be written separately?
Questions about 分开
What does 分开 mean?
分开 (fēnkāi) means “to separate; to part”.
How do you pronounce 分开?
分开 is pronounced fēnkāi.
Which HSK level is 分开?
分开 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 部分bùfenpart
- 大部分dàbùfenmost
- 分数fēnshùscore
- 分钟fēnzhōngminute
- 十分shífēnvery
- 一部分yībùfenpart
- 得分défēnto score
- 分别fēnbiéto part
- 分配fēnpèito assign
- 分组fēnzǔto divide into groups
Learn 分开 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.