化整为零

Traditional: 化整為零

huà zhěng wéi líng

Dictionary entry

to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one

What does 化整为零 mean?

化整为零 (huà zhěng wéi líng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one

2divide and conquer

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化huāvariant of 花[hua1]整zhěng(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly · (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat 为wéias (in the capacity of) · to take sth as 零língzero · nought

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化整为零

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