分道揚鑣 fēn dào yáng biāo

fig. to part ways

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
揚 yáng
to raise; to hoist; to flutter
鑣 biāo
variant of 鏢biāo; horsebit