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Mandarin · pinyin fēn céng

lamination
layering
stratification
delamination

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分: fēn · divide; small unit of time etc.
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层: céng · story, layer, floor, stratum

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1–2 · fen1 ceng2

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verb

to divide into layers; to separate into levels

adj

stratified; layered; hierarchical; segregated

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