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时分

shí fēn

2-character word Traditional 時分

What 时分 means

1. time
2. period during the day
3. one of the 12 two-hour periods enumerated by the earthly branches 地支

The characters in 时分

• 时shío'clock; time; when
• 分fēnto divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)

Example sentences

• 正午时分钟声响起。
  Zhèngwǔ shífēn zhōng shēngxiǎng qǐ.
  The bell rings at noon.

Words containing 时分

• 临时分居lín shí fēn jūtrial separation
• 黎明时分lí míng shí fēndaybreak; at the crack of dawn
• 酉牌时分yǒu pái shí fēn5-7 pm

Sounds the same

Read shí fēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 十分very; completely; utterly