fēn kāi
弟兄两人分开已经三年了
Dìxiōng liǎng rén fēnkāi yǐjīng sān nián le.
The two brothers have been separated for three years already.
这些问题是彼此分开而又联系着的。
Zhèxiē wèntí shì bǐcǐ fēnkāi ér yòu liánxì zhe de.
These problems are separate from each other yet interconnected.
老赵用手分开人群，挤到台前
Lǎo Zhào yòng shǒu fēnkāi rénqún, jǐ dào táiqián.
Old Zhao used his hands to part the crowd and pushed his way to the front of the stage.