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分别

fēn biéㄈㄣ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: PHÂN BIỆT

Traditional: 分別

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaning(adverb, verb)

to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually

Examples

  • 我们已经分别十年了。

    wǒ men yǐ jīng fēn bié shí nián le.

    We've been apart for ten years.

  • 老师分别和每个学生谈了话。

    lǎo shī fēn bié hé měi gè xué shēng tán le huà.

    The teacher talked with each student separately.

  • 这两个词有什么分别？

    zhè liǎng gè cí yǒu shén me fēn bié?

    What's the difference between these two words?

Easily confused

  • 区别 — Though it reads 'phân biệt', 分别 most often means to part or 'separately'; for 'difference/distinguish' Chinese usually uses 区别.

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Stroke order

PHẬN · 4 strokes

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate; to distinguish (good and bad); (bound form) branch of (an organization); sub- (as in 局); fraction; one tenth (of certain units); unit of le

BIỆT · 7 strokes

surname Bie

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