Definition

Examples

• 这座山脉是长江和黄河的分水岭。
  Zhè zuò shānmài shì Cháng Jiāng hé Huáng Hé de fēn shuǐ lǐng.
  This mountain range is the watershed between the Yangtze and the Yellow River.
• 那次考试失败成了他学习的分水岭。
  Nà cì kǎoshì shībài chéng le tā xuéxí de fēn shuǐ lǐng.
  That exam failure became a turning point in his studies.
• 这场战争是历史的重要分水岭。
  Zhè chǎng zhànzhēng shì lìshǐ de zhòngyào fēn shuǐ lǐng.
  This war was an important watershed in history.