分
寸

Propriety in Chinese: 分寸 (fēn cun)

fēn cun

propriety

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1propriety
  2. 2appropriate behavior
  3. 3proper speech or action
  4. 4within the norms

Stroke order

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分
寸

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄣ

fēn

ㄈ/ fㄣ/ en—/ first tone

˙ㄘㄨㄣ

cun

˙/ neutral toneㄘ/ cㄨ/ uㄣ/ en

Example sentences

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  • 说话做事都要注意分寸。

    shuō huà zuò shì dōu yào zhù yì fēn cun。

    You should mind your propriety in what you say and do.

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Related words

分

fēn

to divide

寸

cùn

a unit of length

分钟

fēn zhōng

minute

部分

bù fen

part

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

十分

shí fēn

very

成分

chéng fèn

composition

充分

chōng fèn

ample

分别

fēn bié

to part

分布

fēn bù

to scatter

分配

fēn pèi

to distribute

分析

fēn xī

to analyze

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