划分 huàfēn to divide up
to divide up; to partition; to differentiate
How to remember 划分: 划 to row or paddle a boat + 分 divide = to divide up.
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How it is used
- To divide up or demarcate - 划分区域 (huàfēn qūyù) partition into zones; 划分责任 (huàfēn zérèn) apportion responsibility.
- More deliberate than plain 分 (fēn): it's drawing boundaries to separate a whole into defined parts (regions, categories, stages).
- Note the reading is huà here, not huá.