分 为

fēnwéi

Meaning

to divide sth into (parts); to subdivide

Example

赤道把地球分为两个半球。

The equator divides the globe into two hemispheres.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

fēnHSK 14 strokesto divide; to separate wèiHSK 24 strokesas (in the capacity of)

More HSK 4 words

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Not to be confused with: 氛围 (fēnwéi, ambience; atmosphere)