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title: "Fenqi Meaning: 分歧 (difference) or 分期 (by stages)?"
description: "分歧 (fēnqí) means “difference; disagreement; divergence”. Not the fenqi you heard? See 分期. Hear its tones, see what 分 and 歧 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 分歧 mean?

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分歧 fēnqí

## difference; disagreement; divergence

## Its characters

1. 分 fēn to divide
2. 歧 qí divergent

## In a sentence

我们在这个问题上有分歧。 We have a disagreement on this issue.

[More about 分歧](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%86%E6%AD%A7)

## Other words said fenqi

- [分期fēnqīby stages](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%86%E6%9C%9F)

## More words with 分 or 歧

- [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)
- [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)
- [分布 fēnbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbu)

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