分治

fēnzhì
  1. separate government
  2. partition

CEDICT

  1. (computing) to divide and conquer
  2. to administer (various regions) separately; to partition (an area)
  3. to divide and conquer

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 分 fēn
  1. to divide; to separate
  2. to distribute; to allocate
  3. to distinguish (good and bad)
  4. (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 分局 fēnjú)
  5. fraction
  6. one tenth (of certain units)
  7. unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  8. minute (unit of time)
  9. minute (angular measurement unit)
  10. a point (in sports or games)
  11. 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
2 治 zhì
  1. to rule
  2. to govern
  3. to manage
  4. to control
  5. to harness (a river)
  6. to treat (a disease)
  7. to wipe out (a pest)
  8. to punish
  9. to research

Related entries

分割区 fēngēqū partition (computing)
隔扇 géshan
  1. partition
  2. partition board
隔断 géduàn
  1. partition
  2. to stand between
  3. wall or fence serving as partition
分隔 fēngé
  1. to divide
  2. to separate
  3. partition
海洋不是将世界分隔开来，而是将世界连接起来

Oceans do not so much divide the world as unite it.

Source: Tatoeba