辈分
bèi fèn
Pinyin

Definition

辈分
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bèi fèn
  1. seniority in the family or clan
  2. position in the family hierarchy

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 CL:個|个[gè]
fèn zǐ
  1. 1 members of a class or group
  2. 2 political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)
  3. 3 part
chōng fèn
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 adequate
  4. 4 full
  5. 5 fully
  6. 6 to the full
fēn bié
  1. 1 to part or leave each other
  2. 2 to distinguish
  3. 3 difference
  4. 4 in different ways
  5. 5 differently
  6. 6 separately or individually
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
fēn dān
  1. 1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
fēn shù
  1. 1 (exam) grade
  2. 2 mark
  3. 3 score
  4. 4 fraction
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly
fēn xī
  1. 1 to analyze
  2. 2 analysis
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
fēn mì
  1. 1 to secrete
  2. 2 secretion
fēn wéi
  1. 1 to divide sth into (parts)
  2. 2 to subdivide
fēn liè
  1. 1 to split up
  2. 2 to divide
  3. 3 to break up
  4. 4 fission
  5. 5 schism
fēn jiě
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to decompose
  3. 3 to break down
fēn pèi
  1. 1 to distribute
  2. 2 to assign
  3. 3 to allocate
  4. 4 to partition (a hard drive)
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part
fēn lí
  1. 1 to separate
fēn lèi
  1. 1 classification

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)
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
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
  1. 1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
  2. 2 to come out even
  3. 3 to tie
  4. 4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing
分崩离析
fēn bēng lí xī
  1. 1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
  2. 2 falling to pieces
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
  1. 1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
  2. 2 every moment counts
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi
  1. 1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
  2. 2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
  1. 1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. 2 complete lack of unity
  3. 3 to disintegrate
  4. 4 falling apart
  5. 5 to be at sixes and sevens
四体不勤,五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
  1. 1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
密不可分
mì bù kě fēn
  1. 1 inextricably linked (idiom)
  2. 2 inseparable
恰如其分
qià rú qí fèn
  1. 1 (idiom) appropriate
  2. 2 apt
  3. 3 just right
是非不分
shì fēi bù fēn
  1. 1 unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

Sample Sentences

是的。中国的孩子通常都随父姓,只有极个别的随母姓,意为家族的香火通过名字和血缘都一脉相传下去,家族也就越来越大。听说古时候起名字是要按资排辈的。通常是依据家族流传下来的家谱,用姓加上表示辈分的字,再加上自己的名字。因而有可能整个家族里同一辈的孩子,名字的前两个字都一样,只有最后一个字不同。也有一些名字还体现了当时的时代特色。比如新中国刚成立的那段时间,建华,爱国,保田等名字特别流行,真是从根本上体现了爱国主义。
shìde 。Zhōngguó de háizi tōngcháng dōu suí fù xìng ,zhǐyǒu jí gèbié de suí mǔ xìng ,yì wéi jiāzú de xiānghuǒ tōngguò míngzi hé xuèyuán dōu yīmàixiāngchuán xiàqu ,jiāzú yě jiù yuèláiyuèdà 。tīngshuō gǔshíhou qǐ míngzì shì yào ànzīpáibèi de 。tōngcháng shì yījù jiāzú liúchuán xiàlai de jiāpǔ ,yòng xìng jiāshàng biǎoshì bèifèn de zì ,zài jiāshang zìjǐ de míngzi 。yīnér yǒu kěnéng zhěnggè jiāzú lǐ tóngyībèi de háizi ,míngzi de qián liǎng ge zì dōu yīyàng ,zhǐyǒu zuìhòu yī ge zì bùtóng 。yě yǒu yīxiē míngzi hái tǐxiàn le dāngshí de shídài tèsè 。bǐrú xīnzhōngguó gāng chénglì de nà duàn shíjiān ,Jiànhuá ,Àiguó ,Bǎotián děng míngzi tèbié liúxíng ,zhēnshì cōng gēnběn shàng tǐxiàn le àiguózhǔyì 。
Yeah. Chinese kids often get their father's surname. Only a few take their mother's surname. Because families' ancestral worship is passed on through surnames and blood ties, families get bigger all the time. I hear that in ancient times, names were given by seniority. It was usually done according to family trees passed down through families. You'd use the surname, plus a word to show the generation, and then a name. Because of this, there might be a full generation of kids in a family who share the first two characters of their name, with only the last word different. And there are some names that show characteristics of a particular era. For example, during the time just after the foundation of the People's Republic of China, names like ''Building China," ''Patriot," and ''Protecting the Land" were very popular. It really shows people's patriotism.