分道扬镳 fēn dào yáng biāo

fig. to part ways

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 14671st word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to part ways
  2. 2. lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
分 fēn HSK 1
minute (unit of time); to divide; to separate
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
扬 yáng HSK 4
to raise; to hoist; to flutter
镳 biāo
variant of 鏢biāo; horsebit