to split, to crack, to break apart

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
tuán
duì
yīn
jiàn
ér
fēn
liè

The team split due to disagreements

2
gān
hàn
shǐ使
liè
kāi
le

The drought caused the land to crack

3
shuǐ
guǎn
liè
dǎo
zhì
shuǐ
liú
mǎn

The water pipe burst, causing water to flow all over the ground

4
zhè
ge
píng
guǒ
fēn
liè
chéng
le
liǎng
bàn

This apple split into two halves.

5
tuán
duì
nèi
de
fēn
liè
yǐng
xiǎng
le
xiàng
jìn
zhǎn

The division within the team affected the project's progress.

6
zhèng
zhì
shàng
de
fēn
liè
dǎo
zhì
shè
huì
dòng
dàng
ān

Political division led to social unrest.

7
shéng
zi
duàn
liè
le

The rope broke.

8
zhèn
dǎo
zhì
qiáo
liáng
duàn
liè

The earthquake caused the bridge to fracture.

9
cháng
de
ràng
men
de
yǒu
chū
xiàn
liǎo
duàn
liè

Long-term stress caused a rupture in their friendship.

10
qiú
le

The balloon burst.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes12
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#2860
Zhuyinㄌㄧㄝˋ
Components
UnicodeU+88C2
CangjieYRHHI
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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