Usage note
分可以表示时间的一分钟，也可以表示分数里的一部分。
Fēn kěyǐ biǎoshì shíjiān de yī fēnzhōng, yě kěyǐ biǎoshì fēnshù lǐ de yī bùfen.
This word is used to mean a minute of time or a point in a score or fraction.
Context note
分可以表示时间单位，比如一分钟有六十秒。它也可以表示分数或点数。
fēn kě yǐ biǎo shì shí jiān dān wèi, bǐ rú yī fēn zhōng yǒu liù shí miǎo. tā yě kě yǐ biǎo shì fēn shù huò diǎn shù.
This word is used when talking about time, like minutes, or when referring to scores and points in games or tests.
5 examples
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
divide into two
十分满意
shí fēn mǎnyì
very satisfied
五分之一
wǔ fēn yī
one fifth
一刻钟是15分钟
yī kè zhōng shì 15 fēnzhōng
a quarter of an hour is 15 minutes
十分努力
shí fēn nǔlì
work very hard
5 mini stories
小明每天学习十分努力。他总是认真听讲。
Xiǎo míng měitiān xuéxí shí fēn nǔlì. Tā zǒngshì jǐnrèn tīngjiǎng.
Xiaoming studies very hard every day. He always listens carefully.
妈妈给了小华五分之一的苹果。
Māma gěi le xiǎohuá wǔ fēn yī de píngguǒ.
Mom gave Xiaohua one fifth of an apple.
我们班有三分之二的学生来自农村。
Wǒmen bān yǒu sān fēn zhī èr de xuésheng láizì náncūn.
Two-thirds of the students in our class come from rural areas.
小红每天做作业十分认真。
Xiǎohóng měitiān zuò zuòyè shí fēn jìnrén.
Xiaohong does her homework very seriously every day.
爸爸说了一分种的话。
Bàba shuō le yī fēn zhòng de huà.
Dad said a minute's worth of words.
Mini dialogue
现在几点？
A
现在几点？
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
B
现在三点十分。
Xiànzài sān diǎn shí fēn.
It is ten minutes past three.
考试分数
A
你考试得了多少分？
Nǐ kǎoshì dé le duōshao fēn?
What score did you get on the test?
B
我得了九十五分。
Wǒ dé le jiǔshíwǔ fēn.
I got ninety-five points.
Related words and contrasts
related
分钟
fēnzhōng
minute
Means 'minute' as a unit of time, uses 分.
related
秒
miǎo
second
A smaller unit of time, 60 seconds make 1 minute.