Meaning of fēn:
分
to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad)
Wǒmen xūyào bǎ dàngāo fēn chéng bā fèn.
我们需要把蛋糕分成八份。
We need to divide the cake into eight pieces.
Lǎoshī bǎ tángguǒ fēn gěi le xuéshēngmen.
老师把糖果分给了学生们。
The teacher distributed the candies to the students.
Tā hěn róngyì fēnbiàn shàn'è.
他很容易分辨善恶。
He can easily distinguish between good and evil.
(bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局[fen1 ju2]); fraction; unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm; minute (unit of time); minute (angular measurement unit); a point (in sports or games); 0.01 yuan (unit of money); part; share; ingredient; component
Tāmen gōngsī de měi gè bùmén dōu yǒu zìjǐ de fēnzhī.
他们公司的每个部门都有自己的分支。
Each department in their company has its own branch.
Tā zhǐ chīle yīgè píngguǒ de yīxiǎo bùfèn, yīnwèi tā zhǐ xiǎng yào chǎnpǐn de fēn.
他只吃了一个苹果的一小部分，因为他只想要产品的分。
He only ate a small part of the apple because he only wanted a fraction of the fruit.
Zhè tiáo xiàn zhǎng sān fēn mǐ.
这条线长三分米。
This line is three fen long.
Wǒ děngle wǔ fēnzhōng.
我等了五分钟。
I waited for five minutes.
Nà ge zhōngbiǎo màn le sān fēn zhōng.
那个钟表慢了三分钟。
That clock is three minutes slow.
Tā zài bǐsài zhōng déle sān fēn.
他在比赛中得了三分。
He scored three points in the game.
Zhège píngguǒ zhǐ zhí wǔmáo wǔfēn.
这个苹果只值五毛五分。
This apple is only worth fifty-five cents.
Zhè běn shū de měi yī fēn dōu hěn yǒuqù.
这本书的每一分都很有趣。
Every part of this book is interesting.
Wǒmen lái fēnxiǎng dàngāo ba.
我们来分享蛋糕吧。
Let's share the cake.
Zhè dào cài de yí gè zhòng yào chéng fèn shì shēngjiāng.
这道菜的一个重要成分是生姜。
An important ingredient of this dish is ginger.
Zhège xiàngmù de měi gè fèn dōu shì bì bù kě shǎo de.
这个项目的每个分都是必不可少的。
Every component of this project is essential.
one tenth (of certain units)
Tā zhǐ huā le yī fēn qián.
他只花了一分钱。
He only spent one cent.
