| 一分为二 |
yī fēn wéi èr |
one divides into two / to be two-sided / there are two sides to everything / to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom) |
| 一 |
yī |
one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire; whole; all; throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yao1] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit |
| 分 |
fēn |
to divide; to separate / to distribute; to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局) / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money) |
| 分 |
fèn |
part / share / ingredient / component |
| 分为 |
fēn wéi |
to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide |
| 为 |
wéi |
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice) |
| 为 |
wèi |
because of / for / to |
| 为 |
wéi |
variant of 为 |
| 为 |
wèi |
variant of 为 |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |