分裂

fēn liè · fen lie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

进(jìn)入(rù)地(dì)球(qiú)大(dà)气(qì)层(céng)后(hòu)，小(xiǎo)行(xíng)星(xīng)分(fēn)裂(liè)成(chéng)了(le)无(wú)数(shù)的(de)小(xiǎo)块(kuài)。

The asteroid broke up into small pieces as it entered Earth's atmosphere.

细(xì)胞(bāo)分(fēn)裂(liè)是(shì)生(shēng)物(wù)生(shēng)长(zhǎng)的(de)基(jī)本(běn)过(guò)程(chéng)。

Cell division is a basic process of biological growth.

Stroke order & practice

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.