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部分bù fenpart; portion; piece

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部分 (bù fen) means "part; portion; piece." It names one piece of a larger whole, such as part of a book or a task. It appears in 这部分作业很难。 (This part of the homework is hard.) In the dialogue, A asks if the homework is finished, and B says one part is hard.

What does 部分 mean?

  1. 1.

    part; portion; piecenoun

What do the characters in 部分 mean?

  • 部part
  • 分part

How do you use 部分?

See it in 这部分 and 一部分

What are some examples of 部分 in a sentence?

  1. 这部分作业很难。

    Zhè bùfen zuòyè hěn nán.

    This part of the homework is hard.

  2. 这本书我看了一部分。

    Zhè běn shū wǒ kàn le yí bùfen.

    I have read part of this book.

How is 部分 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    老师给的作业你写完了吗?

    Lǎoshī gěi de zuòyè nǐ xiě wán le ma?

    Have you finished the homework the teacher gave?

  2. Speaker B:

    还没有,这部分作业很难。

    Hái méiyǒu, zhè bùfen zuòyè hěn nán.

    Not yet, this part of the homework is hard.

  3. Speaker A:

    我帮你看看吧。

    Wǒ bāng nǐ kànkan ba.

    Let me help you take a look.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,谢谢你!

    Hǎo, xièxie nǐ!

    OK, thank you!

Can you use 部分 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (part): 这___作业很难。 (This part of the homework is hard.)
  2. 2.What does 这本书我看了一部分。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "part; portion"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.