分析
fēnxī
To analyze in Chinese is 分析, pronounced fēnxī.
The verb 分析 is commonly used in technical and academic contexts, such as when you want to analyze data (分析数据).
Meaning: to subject to analysis (verb)
What does it mean word for word?
The term is composed of two characters, where the second character 析 means to split or to break down.
How does it change in a sentence?
To indicate that an analysis has been completed, add the particle 了 after the verb to form 分析了. To indicate that an analysis is currently in progress, place 正在 before the verb to form 正在分析.
How do you pronounce it?
fēnxī
Did you know?
- The character 析 contains the radical 木, which means 'wood', because the word originally described the action of splitting a piece of wood with an axe.
- The character 分 in 分析 is also the same character used for 'minutes' in time and 'cents' in currency.
- If you use 分析 to describe someone's personality in a social setting, it can sometimes sound overly clinical or cold, as if you are treating a friend like a lab specimen.
Examples in context
- 需要对市场进行分析 (Xūyào duì shìchǎng jìnxíng fēnxī)We need to analyze the market.
- 我们需要深化分析这个问题 (Wǒmen xūyào shēnghuà fēnxī zhège wèntí)We need to deepen the analysis of this problem.
- 就简洁一点，快速地分析一下 (Jiù jiǎnjié yīdiǎn, kuàisù de fēnxī yíxià)Just briefly and quickly analyze it.
- 请对这份报告进行分析 (Qǐng duì zhè fèn bàogào jìnxíng fēnxī)Please analyze this report.
- 我们一起分析一下这个电影 (Wǒmen yīqǐ fēnxī yíxià zhège diànyǐng)Let's analyze this movie together.
- 我们需要分析这个数据。Wǒmen xūyào fēnxī zhège shùjù.We need to analyze this data.
- 医生正在分析化验结果。Yīshēng zhèngzài fēnxī huàyàn jiéguǒ.The doctor is analyzing the test results.
- 请仔细分析一下这个问题。Qǐng zǐxì fēnxī yīxià zhège wèntí.Please analyze this problem carefully.
Example conversation
In an office, a colleague asks for help with a report.
- 梓涵 Zihan志强，你能帮我分析一下这份报告吗？Zhìqiáng, nǐ néng bāng wǒ fēnxī yīxià zhè fèn bàogào ma?Zhiqiang, can you help me analyze this report?
- 志强 Zhiqiang没问题，我现在就开始分析。Méi wèntí, wǒ xiànzài jiù kāishǐ fēnxī.No problem, I will start analyzing it now.
- 梓涵 Zihan谢谢你，辛苦了。Xièxiè nǐ, xīnkǔ le.Thank you, thanks for your hard work.
- 志强 Zhiqiang不客气，应该的。Bù kèqì, yīnggāi de.You're welcome, it's my duty.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “analyze” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
