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Chinese dictionary
v.spare time from one's main work
他当时实在太忙,难以分身。
He was then too busy to attend to other things.
事务繁忙,我无法分身。
I can hardly spare myself from my business here.
难以分身
It is difficult to get time off.
请你分身来一趟。
Please come over when you can get the time.
就是有分身之法也应付不了。
Even if one could be in two places at once one still couldn't cope with it all.
Word usage
- Separable word"分" and "身" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
我一直想去探望他,但是分不开身。
I've always wanted to visit him but I could never get the time off.
我最近太忙,连家长会都分不了身去参加。
I'm too busy recently to attend the parents' meeting.