分析

• Pinyin: fēn xī
• Hanzi breakdown: 分 = to divide; 析 = to dissect/analyze

Meaning

To analyze; analysis. Examining something in detail to understand it better.

A fundamental word in academic, business, and everyday contexts for breaking down information, data, situations, or problems to understand causes, patterns, or implications.

Examples

1. 我们需要仔细分析一下失败的原因。 We need to carefully analyze the reasons for the failure.
2. 数据分析师的工作就是从数据中找规律。 A data analyst's job is to find patterns in data.
3. 他对市场形势的分析非常准确。 His analysis of the market situation was very accurate.

Usage Guide

Context: business, academic, everyday

Tone: intellectual

Do Say

• 让我分析一下这个问题。(Let me analyze this problem.)
• 你的分析很有道理。(Your analysis makes a lot of sense.)

Don't Say

• 分析这顿饭 (For evaluating food, use 评价 or specific descriptors — 分析 is for examining data, situations, or problems)

Origin & History

Compound of 分 (to divide) + 析 (to dissect, analyze), together meaning to break apart and examine.

Cultural Context

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal