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划分
huà fēn
Meaning
- to divide up
- to partition
- to differentiate
Definition
把整体分成若干部分；区分，区别。
To divide a whole into parts; to differentiate or distinguish.
Usage
常用于表示将事物归类、分割或界定范围，既可用于具体事物（如区域划分），也可用于抽象事物（如阶段划分、责任划分）。
Commonly used to indicate classification, segmentation, or delimitation of scope, applicable to concrete things (e.g., division of areas) and abstract concepts (e.g., division of stages, responsibilities).
Examples
- 1 他们将这个地块划分为四个区域。 (They divided this plot of land into four zones.)
- 2 历史学家通常将这段时期划分为三个阶段。 (Historians usually divide this period into three stages.)
- 3 这笔资金将按比例划分给各部门。 (The funds will be allocated proportionally to each department.)
- 4 我们需要明确划分各自的职责范围。 (We need to clearly delineate each person's scope of responsibilities.)
- 5 在语言学中，音素和音位的划分非常重要。 (In linguistics, the distinction between phoneme and phone is very important.)
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