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部分 meaning in English

bùfen

part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]

HSK 2noun14 strokes

Meaning of 部分

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

bùfen
  1. part; portion; piece
  2. Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]

How to use 部分

部分 is used for a part of a whole, and it often appears as 一部分 (yī bùfen, a portion) or 大部分 (dàbùfen, most). It can stand before a noun or after 的. Example: 大部分学生都来了。(Dàbùfen xuéshēng dōu lái le.) Most of the students came.

部 (bù) means a section or division, and 分 (fēn) means to divide. When you divide something into sections, each one is a 部分 (bùfen), a part.

Common mistake: Learners often say 部分 with a full fourth tone on 分. In Mainland Mandarin the second syllable is usually light, bùfen, while Taiwan says bùfèn. Also do not confuse it with 全部 (quánbù), which means the whole, the opposite idea.

部分 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

有yǒu一yī部bù分fèn人rén不bù同tóng意yì。
There is a group of people who don't agree.
他tā的de故gù事shì一yī部bù分fèn是shì真zhēn的de。
Part of his story is true.
花huā道dào是shì日rì本běn文wén化huà的de一yī部bù分fèn。
Ikebana is part of Japanese culture.
大dà部bù分fèn客kè人rén是shì外wài国guó人rén。
The greater part of the guests were foreigners.
大dà部bù分fèn人rén只zhǐ想xiǎng听tīng到dào他tā们men自zì己jǐ的de真zhēn理lǐ。
Most people only want to hear their own truth.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

部 bù · ministry · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

分 fēn · to divide · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Related words

Words that share a character with 部分.

全部quánbùwhole; all
分钟fēnzhōngminute
一部分yī bùfenportion; part of
十分shífēnvery; completely
分开fēnkāito separate; to part
大部分dàbùfenthe greater part; the majority; most; Taiwan pr. [da4bu4fen4]
分数fēnshù(exam) grade; mark
部门bùméndepartment; branch
部长bùzhǎnghead of a (government etc) department; section chief
西部xībùwestern part
分别fēnbiéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
南部nánbùsouthern part

Questions about 部分

What does 部分 mean?

部分 (bùfen) means "part; portion; piece; Taiwan pr. [bu4fen4]" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 部分?

部分 is made of 2 characters: 部 (10 strokes), 分 (4 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.

Is 部分 an HSK word?

Yes. 部分 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 部分 and 一些?

部分 means a part of a specific whole, like part of a class or part of a book. 一些 (yīxiē) just means some or a few, with no sense of a whole being divided. Compare 一部分人 (part of the group) with 一些人 (some people).

Can 部分 be used without 一 or 大 in front?

Yes. You can say 部分学生 (some of the students) or 这个部分 (this part). It also works alone as a noun, as in 第一部分 (dì yī bùfen), the first part or section.

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