分水岭 (分水嶺)
fēn shuǐ lǐng
Pinyin

Definition

分水岭 (分水嶺)
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fēn shuǐ lǐng
  1. dividing range
  2. drainage divide
  3. (fig.) dividing line
  4. watershed

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
Shuǐ
  1. 1 surname Shui
bù fen
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 share
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 piece
  5. 5 classifier: 个 gè

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)
一清如水
yī qīng rú shuǐ
  1. 1 lit. as clear as water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible
一碗水端平
yī wǎn shuǐ duān píng
  1. 1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be impartial
一点水一个泡
yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào
  1. 1 honest and trustworthy (idiom)

Sample Sentences

分水岭
fēnshuǐlǐng
Watershed.