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分寸 (fēn cun): Sense of propriety (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

分 • fēn • minute; point; part; to divide • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
fēn分

minute; point; part; to divide

寸 • cùn • a unit of length equal to one-tenth of a Chinese foot
cùn寸

a unit of length equal to one-tenth of a Chinese foot

Word Info

Pinyinfēn cun
Meaningsense of propriety
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 分寸.

  • 侧面cè miànside; flank; profile
  • 霸道bà dàostrong; potent
  • 捕捉bǔ zhuōcatch; seize
  • 灿烂càn lànmagnificent; splendid; resplendent
  • 遍布biàn bùbe found everywhere; spread all over
  • 备忘录bèi wàng lùmemorandum; aide-mémoire
  • 辩解biàn jiěprovide an explanation; argue that; justify
  • 爆发bào fāerupt; burst; blow up
  • 暴力bào lìviolence; force
  • 冰雹bīng báohail; hail stone
  • 安置ān zhìarrange for; find a place for
  • 残留cán liúremain; be left over; residual
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 分寸.

Words with 分
  • 分钟fēn zhōngminute
  • 分开fēn kāito separate
  • 得分dé fēnto score
  • 分为
4.

How to Use 分寸 in Sentences

Subject + Verb + Objectwith有
shuō说
huà话
yǒu有
fēn分
cùn寸
neutral
speak with propriety
Verb + Object
méi没
yǒu有
fēn分
cùn寸
5.

Example Sentences with 分寸

shuō说
huà话
yào要
yǒu有
fēn分
cun寸
fēn wéi
to divide sth into (parts)
  • 分数fēn shù(exam) grade
  • 十分shí fēncompletely; utterly [literally "ten points"]
  • 部分bù fenpart; section; portion
  • 百分之bǎi fēn zhīpercent
    • Words with 寸
    • 尺寸chǐ cunsize; dimensions; measurements (esp. of clothes)
    • 英寸yīng cùninch
    • 寸步不离cùn bù bù líto follow closely; never leave
    • 寸草春晖cùn cǎo chūn huīChildren's filial piety is as small as an inch of grass, while parents' love is as vast as the spring sunshine. It expresses that children can never fully repay their parents' kindness.
    • 得寸进尺dé cùn jìn chǐto give an inch and take a mile
    • 手无寸铁shǒu wú cùn tiěunarmed; bare-handed
    neutral
    lack propriety
    bǎ把
    wò握
    fēn分
    cùn寸
    neutral
    grasp the proper limits
    zhǎng掌
    wò握
    fēn分
    cùn寸
    formal
    master the proper limits
    。
    One should speak with proper restraint.
    zài在
    zhèng正
    shì式
    tán谈
    pàn判
    zhōng中
    ，
    tā他
    zǒng总
    néng能
    jīng精
    zhǔn准
    dì地
    bǎ把
    wò握
    shuō说
    huà话
    de的
    fēn分
    cun寸
    。
    In formal negotiations, he always accurately gauges the propriety of his words.
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    ，
    gāng刚
    cái才
    de的
    wán玩
    xiào笑
    yǒu有
    diǎn点
    shī失
    le了
    fēn分
    cun寸
    ma吗
    ？
    Don't you think that joke just now was a bit lacking in propriety?
    tā他
    zuò做
    shì事
    hěn很
    yǒu有
    fēn分
    cun寸
    ，
    cóng从
    bù不
    yuè越
    jiè界
    。
    He handles things with good judgment and never oversteps boundaries.
    zài在
    shè社
    jiāo交
    méi媒
    tǐ体
    shàng上
    fā发
    yán言
    ，
    yóu尤
    qí其
    yào要
    zhù注
    yì意
    yán言
    cí辞
    de的
    fēn分
    cun寸
    。
    When posting on social media, it is especially important to mind the propriety of one's words.