HSK 5 · Verbs

分析 fēnxī “to analyse” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 分析 means

  1. to analyse
  2. analysis

Measure word 个 gè · 一个分析 yí ge fēnxī

How to say 分析

  • 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 first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale析xī1st tone, high and level

分析 in a sentence

  1. 她坚持认为自己的分析是正确的。

    Tā jiānchí rènwéi zìjǐ de fēnxī shì zhèngquè de.

    She insists that her analysis is correct.

    Sentence #1516458 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你怎么分析这句话？

    Nǐ zěnme fēnxī zhè jù huà?

    How would you analyse this sentence?

    Sentence #13285171 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 航空专家详细分析了统计数据。

    Hángkōng zhuānjiā xiángxì fēnxī le tǒngjì shùjù.

    The aviation expert analysed the statistics in detail.

    Sentence #5576759 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 分析 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 析 (xī) with each of its parts in a different colour
析xīto separate
  • 木tree · mù
  • 斤axe · jīn

How to write 分析

分 4 strokes · 析 8 strokes

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

Words related to 分析

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分布fēnbù · to be distributed (over an area)

More words: Thinking & Talking

反映fǎnyìng · to reflect发言fāyán · to make a speech废话fèihuà · nonsense分别fēnbié · to part讽刺fěngcì · to satirise否定fǒudìng · to negate否认fǒurèn · to declare to be untrue概括gàikuò · to summarise

FAQs

分析 (fēnxī) means “to analyse” or “analysis”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it fēnxī: fēn with a 1st tone, then xī with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 分析 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Use 个 (gè). For example, one to analyse is 一个分析 (yí ge fēnxī).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fenxi with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 分析 from the suggestions. Typing fenxi into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
分析 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.