"divide" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 分开
• 除以

Definition

把某物分成几部分或几组，或在多人之间分配。在数学中也指一个数除以另一个数。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常与物品、群体和数字一起用，如'divide the cake'、'divide 12 by 3'。口语中也常用'split'来表达类似意思。另外还可以指引发分歧：'This issue divides people.'

Examples

Let's divide the pizza into eight slices.

我们把披萨**分开**成八块吧。

Can you divide these candies between us?

你能把这些糖果**分开**给我们吗？

If you divide 20 by 4, you get 5.

如果你用20**除以**4，得到5。

This fence divides our yard from the neighbor's.

这道篱笆**分开**了我们的院子和邻居的院子。

Politics often divide families during elections.

政治常常在选举期间**分裂**家庭。

We should divide up the chores so everyone helps out.

我们应该**分开**家务，让每个人都帮忙。