分寸
fēn cun
Pinyin

Definition

分寸
 - 
fēn cun
  1. propriety
  2. appropriate behavior
  3. proper speech or action
  4. within the norms

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fēn
  1. 1 to divide
  2. 2 to separate
  3. 3 to distribute
  4. 4 to allocate
  5. 5 to distinguish (good and bad)
  6. 6 part or subdivision
  7. 7 fraction
  8. 8 one tenth (of certain units)
  9. 9 unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  10. 10 minute (unit of time)
  11. 11 minute (angular measurement unit)
  12. 12 a point (in sports or games)
  13. 13 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
fēn xiǎng
  1. 1 to share (let others have some of sth good)
fēn zhōng
  1. 1 minute
bù fen
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 share
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 piece
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè
fèn zǐ
  1. 1 members of a class or group
  2. 2 political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)
  3. 3 part

Idioms (20)

一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
一寸光阴一寸金
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. free time is to be treasured
一寸光阴一寸金,寸金难买寸光阴
yī cùn guāng yīn yī cùn jīn , cùn jīn nán mǎi cùn guāng yīn
  1. 1 lit. An interval of time is worth an ounce of gold, money cannot buy you time. (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. Time is precious and must be treasured.
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
  1. 1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
  2. 2 nothing to choose between them

Sample Sentences

教育子女就是一门大学问。总得把分寸拿捏到位。
jiàoyù zǐnǚ jiùshì yī mén dà xuéwèn 。zǒngděi bǎ fēncùn nániē dàowèi 。
Teaching children is a complicated topic. You always have to pin down what is appropriate.
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