(= make a distinction between)[ideas, facts]区(區)分 (qūfēn)
(= exist between) 分隔 (fēngé)
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(= move apart) 分开(開) (fēnkāi)
(= split up)[parents, couple]分居 (fēnjū)
[mixture, sauce, colours] (also separate out) 分离(離) (fēnlí)
to separate (people/things) into groups将(將)(人/物)分成组(組) (jiāng (rén/wù) fēnchéng zǔ)
to be separated[couple]分居 (fēnjū)
to separate sth from sth (= move apart) 把某物与(與)某物分开(開) (bǎ mǒuwù yǔ mǒuwù fēnkāi) (= make a distinction between) 把某物从(從)某物中识(識)别(別)出来(來) (bǎ mǒuwù cóng mǒuwù zhōng shíbié chūlái) (= make different) 将(將)某物与(與)某物区(區)分 (jiāng mǒuwù yǔ mǒuwù qūfēn) (= form a barrier between) 把某物与(與)某物分隔 (bǎ mǒuwù yǔ mǒuwù fēngé)
to separate from[object, surface]与(與) ... 分开(開) (yǔ ... fēnkāi) [husband, wife]分居 (fēnjū)
to keep sth separate from将(將)某物与(與) ... 分开(開) (jiāng mǒuwù yǔ ... fēnkāi)
to remain separate from保持与(與) ... 分离(離) (bǎochí yǔ ... fēnlí)
they went their separate ways (to different places) 他们(們)分道扬(揚)镳(鑣)了 (tāmen fēn dào yáng biāo le) (= ended their relationship) 他们(們)分手了 (tāmen fēnshǒu le)
Derived Forms
separatesn pl (= clothes) 单(單)件衣物 (dān jiàn yīwù)
1 (adjective)
They are separated but they get along well.
Synonyms
estranged
parted
split up
I was beginning to think that we would never split up.
separate
We both live our separate lives.
apart
broken up
disunited
living apart or separately
2 (adjective)
They're trying their best to bring together separated families.
Synonyms
disconnected
parted
divided
separate
The two things are separate and mutually irrelevant.
disassociated
disunited
an increasingly disunited party
sundered
put asunder
Additional synonyms
in the sense of disunited
an increasingly disunited party
Synonyms
separated,
split,
divided,
parted,
disrupted,
detached,
severed,
disbanded,
segregated,
disconnected,
disengaged,
sundered,
disjoined
in the sense of separate
Definition
distinct or individual
We both live our separate lives.
Synonyms
individual,
independent,
apart,
isolated,
cut off,
distinct,
autonomous,
set apart
in the sense of separate
Definition
existing or considered independently
The two things are separate and mutually irrelevant.
Synonyms
unconnected,
individual,
particular,
divided,
divorced,
isolated,
detached,
disconnected,
discrete,
unattached,
disjointed
Synonyms of 'separated'
separated
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of split up
Definition
(of a group of people) to go off in different directions
I was beginning to think that we would never split up.