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title: "Huafen Meaning: 划分 (huàfēn) Means “to divide”"
description: "划分 (traditional 劃分, huàfēn) means “to divide; to partition”. Hear its tones, see what 划 and 分 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huafen"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 划分 mean?

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划分 huàfēn

## to divide; to partition

## It can also mean

- to differentiate

## Its characters

1. 划 huà to delimit
2. 分 fēn to divide

## In a sentence

老师把学生划分成四组。 The teacher divided the students into four groups.

可是中国的国土从西到东横跨六十多个经度，按国际上通行的**划分**，大约要跨五个时区。

From [为什么中国只有一个时区？ · Why does China have only one time zone?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-does-china-have-only-one-time-zone#library-word-180-182)

[More about 划分](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%88%92%E5%88%86)

## More words with 划 or 分

- [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)
- [策划 cèhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cehua)
- [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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