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Pinyin fēn IPA [fən˥] Zhuyin ㄈㄣ
HSK 1 measure word 量词 Book 1 · Lesson 11 freq #372

Meaning

As a measure word it has two everyday uses: a minute of time (八点十分, 8:10) and a unit of money equal to one-hundredth of a 元. As a verb it means "to divide" or "to separate".

Examples

再给我五分钟。 zài gěi wǒ wǔ fēn zhōng Give me five more minutes.
现在是7点45分。 xiàn zài shì diǎn fēn It's 7:45.
我10分钟后回来。 wǒ fēn zhōng hòu huí lái I'll be back in ten minutes.

Other Pronunciations 多音字

[fèn] part; share; ingredient; component beyond HSK 1 usage

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