Definition
分界 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to have as a boundary' or 'to be demarcated by'. It is used for geographical, administrative, or abstract dividing lines. The verb can be split: e.g., 分清了界 ('drew a clear boundary'), 分不出界 ('cannot tell the boundary'). The actual pronunciation is fēn jiè, though the input lists only 'fēn'.
v.o.
to have as a boundaryto be demarcated by
Examples
- 分界。Zhè tiáo hé shì liǎng guó de fēn.This river is the boundary between the two countries.
- 分界。Zhè liǎng kuài dì yǐ nà tiáo xiǎo lù fēn.These two plots of land are demarcated by that path.
- ，。Tāmen huà le yì tiáo xiàn, fēn qīng le jiè.They drew a line and clearly marked the boundary.
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