Word data
HSK
Not in HSK
FREQUENCY
Unknown
分久必合，合久必分 fēn jiǔ bì hé ， hé jiǔ bì fēn
fig. things are constantly changing
Word data
| HSK | Not in HSK |
| Frequency | Unknown |
Definitions
- 1. fig. things are constantly changing
- 2. lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三国演义sān guó yǎn yì)
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minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
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(long) time; (long) duration of time
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must; necessarily; certainly
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to join; to fit; to close
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to join; to fit; to close
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(long) time; (long) duration of time
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must; necessarily; certainly
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minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
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