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成分 chéngfèn — component, ingredient, constituent

chéngfèn (second tone, rising)cheng2fen4

component, ingredient, constituent

HSK 5· HSK 1–6 (classic)Level 6· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardnoun
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Meanings

  1. component, ingredient, constituent

    One of the parts that together make up a whole — what a food, a mixture, or an argument is built from. It is always a part of something, never a whole thing on its own.

    noun

Character breakdown

  • 分
    fēn (first tone, high and level) fèn (fourth tone, falling)

    to divide, to separate; a minute; a fraction, a mark out of a hundred; a cent; (fèn) a share, a part, a component

    4 strokes⿱八刀Radical 刀

Example sentences

  • 这种药有很多种成分。這種藥有很多種成分。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) zhǒng (third tone, dipping) yào (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) zhǒng (third tone, dipping) chéngfèn. (second tone, rising)···

    This medicine has many ingredients.

  • 这种饮料的主要成分是水和糖。這種飲料的主要成分是水和糖。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) zhǒng (third tone, dipping) yǐnliào (third tone, dipping) de (neutral tone) zhǔyào (third tone, dipping) chéngfèn (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuǐ (third tone, dipping) hé (second tone, rising) táng. (second tone, rising)···

    The main ingredients of this drink are water and sugar.