Usage note
“分为”用于描述将一个整体分成几个部分。
fēnwéi yòng yù xiě jí yī gè zǔ chéng bān fēn chéng jǐ gè duàn kǒu.
"分为" is used to describe dividing a whole into several parts.
Context note
“分为”常用于描述日常生活中将物品或概念进行分类。
fēnwéi cháng yòng yú xǔ sù rì kān zhōng shēng huó zhōng jiāng wù pǐn huò gài niàn jìn háng fēn lèi.
"分为" is commonly used to describe dividing items or concepts into categories in daily life.
5 examples
这盒巧克力分为四块。
zhè hé qiǎo kè lì fēn wéi sì kuài。
This box of chocolate is divided into four pieces.
这个项目分为三个阶段。
zhè ge xiàng mù fēn wéi sān gè jiē duàn。
This project is divided into three stages.
这本书分为上下两册。
zhè běn shū fēn wéi shàng xià liǎng cè。
This book is divided into two volumes, upper and lower.
这个家庭分为两个孩子和一对夫妇。
zhè ge jiā tíng fēn wéi liǎng gè hái zi hé yí duì fū fù。
This family is divided into two children and a couple.
这堂课分为两个部分讲解。
zhè táng kè fēn wéi liǎng gè bù fen jiǎng jiě。
This class is divided into two parts for explanation.
5 mini stories
妈妈把蛋糕分为四块，每人都有一份。
mā ma bǎ dàn gāo fēn wéi sì kuài， měi rén dōu yǒu yí fèn。
Mom divided the cake into four pieces, and everyone got a piece.
老师把作业分为几个部分，每个学生都要完成。
lǎo shī bǎ zuò yè fēn wéi jǐ gè bù fen， měi gè xué shēng dōu yào wán chéng。
The teacher divided the homework into several parts, and each student had to complete them.
我们把旅行分为两天，第一天去公园，第二天去海边。
wǒ men bǎ lǚ xíng fēn wéi liǎng tiān， dì yī tiān qù gōng yuán， dì èr tiān qù hǎi biān。
We divided the trip into two days, going to the park on the first day and to the beach on the second.
公司把项目分为几个小组，每个小组负责一部分。
gōng sī bǎ xiàng mù fēn wéi jǐ gè xiǎo zǔ， měi gè xiǎo zǔ fù zé yí bù fen。
The company divided the project into several groups, with each group responsible for a part.
这本书分为上下两册，上册讲历史，下册讲文化。
zhè běn shū fēn wéi shàng xià liǎng cè， shàng cè jiǎng lì shǐ， xià cè jiǎng wén huà。
This book is divided into two volumes, the upper volume on history and the lower on culture.
Mini dialogue
分组
A
老师把我们分为三个小组。
Lǎoshī bǎ wǒmen fēnwéi sān gè xiǎozǔ.
The teacher divided us into three small groups.
B
太好了，我们分为一组吧。
Tài hǎo le, wǒmen fēnwéi yī zǔ ba.
Great, let's be divided into one group.
季节
A
一年可以分为四个季节。
Yī nián kěyǐ fēnwéi sì gè jìjié.
A year can be divided into four seasons.
B
对，分为春、夏、秋、冬。
Duì, fēnwéi chūn, xià, qiū, dōng.
Right, divided into spring, summer, autumn, winter.
Related words and contrasts
similar
分成
fēnchéng
split into
Often used for dividing things into parts or groups.
opposite
组成
zǔchéng
form, make up
分为 means to divide into; 组成 means parts form a whole.