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title: "Fenjie Meaning: 分解 (fēnjiě) Means “to decompose”"
description: "分解 (fēnjiě) means “to decompose; to break down”. Hear its tones, see what 分 and 解 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenjie"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 分解 mean?

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分解 fēnjiě

## to decompose; to break down

## It can also mean

- (in novels) to tell (as in 且听下回分解)
- to resolve; to analyze

## Its characters

1. 分 fēn to tell apart
2. 解 jiě to solve

## In a sentence

细菌能把落叶慢慢分解。 Bacteria can slowly break down fallen leaves.

1983年，王永民推出了五笔字型，把汉字**分解**成一个个“字根”，用普通键盘上的字母键就能输入，只是得先记住一百多个字根。

From [汉字没有字母，中国人怎么打字？ · How do Chinese people type without an alphabet?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-do-chinese-people-type-without-an-alphabet#library-word-551-553)

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## More words with 分 or 解

- [百分点 bǎifēndiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifendian)
- [比分 bǐfēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bifen)
- [部分 bùfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bufen)
- [不解 bùjiě](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bujie)
- [成分 chéngfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengfen)
- [充分 chōngfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongfen)
- [处分 chǔfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufen)
- [得分 défēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/defen)
- [分辨 fēnbiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbian)
- [分别 fēnbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbie)

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