HSK 5 · Verbs

分布 fēnbù “to be distributed (over an area)” in Chinese

Traditional 分佈

What 分布 means

  1. to be distributed (over an area)
  2. to be spread out
  3. distribution
  4. to scatter
  5. to distribute
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • to be distributed (over an area etc)
  • (statistical, geographic) distribution

How to say 分布

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale分fēn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale布bù4th tone, falling

分布 in a sentence

  1. 苗瑶语系的语言分布于东南亚和中国南方山区。

    Miáo-Yáo yǔxì de yǔyán fēnbù yú Dōngnányà hé Zhōngguó nánfāng shānqū.

    Languages of the Hmong-Mien (Miao-Yao) family are spread across Southeast Asia and the mountainous areas of southern China.

    Sentence #13556521 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 分布 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fēnto divide; to separate
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

The character 布 (bù) drawn as one shape
布bùto announce

布 is a single shape of 5 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

How to write 分布

分 4 strokes · 布 5 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

分布 (fēnbù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 分布 (fēnbù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 分布

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute分fēn · divide得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse

Words with 布

布bù · cloth公布gōngbù · to announce宣布xuānbù · to declare遍布biànbù · to be found everywhere布置bùzhì · to arrange散布sànbù · to spread颁布bānbù · to promulgate布告bùgào · notice发布fābù · to release瀑布pùbù · waterfall

More words: Common Verbs

发明fāmíng · to invent翻fān · to turn over反应fǎnyìng · to react妨碍fáng'ài · to hinder分配fēnpèi · to distribute奋斗fèndòu · to strive扶fú · to hold up改进gǎijìn · to improve

FAQs

分布 (fēnbù) means “to be distributed (over an area)” or “to be spread out”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fēnbù: fēn with a 1st tone, then bù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 分布 is written 分佈. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fenbu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分布 from the suggestions. Typing fenbu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分布 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.