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化整為零

简 化整为零 · 繁 化整為零
Mandarin · pinyin huà zhěng wéi líng

Meanings

  1. to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. divide and conquer
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化
huà · change, convert, reform; -ize
整
zhěng · orderly, neat, tidy; whole
為
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零
líng · zero; fragment, fraction
为
wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
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4–3–2–2 · hua4 zheng3 wei2 ling2

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verb

  1. to break up the whole into parts

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化整為零 · hua4 zheng3 wei2 ling2
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Exact source record化整為零 化整为零 [hua4 zheng3 wei2 ling2] /to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one/divide and conquer/