How to say “analyze” in Chinese

分析
fēnxī

analyze

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Science and technology”

“Analyze” in Chinese is 分析, fēn xī: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

分析 is read fēn xī: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

fēn — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note
xī — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

分
fēn — minute; divide

On top, 八 “divide”; below, 刀 “knife”.

析
xī — divide, analyze

On the left, 木 “tree”; on the right, 斤 “ax”: chopping a tree into pieces.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “分析”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 分析. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们要分析一下失败的原因wǒmenyàofēnxīyíxiàshībàideyuányīnWe need to analyze the causes of the failure.

More words from the lesson “An experiment in the lab”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “analyze” in Chinese?

“Analyze” in Chinese is 分析, pinyin fēnxī.

What does 分析 mean?

分析 (fēnxī) means “analyze”.

How do you write 分析?

分析 is 2 characters: 分 (fēn) — minute; divide; 析 (xī) — divide, analyze. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 分析?

分析 is read fēnxī. Tones: fēn — first tone, xī — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“analyze” in the lesson “An experiment in the lab”

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