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差别

chā biéㄔㄚ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

Sino-Vietnamese: SAI BIỆT

Traditional: 差別

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3

Meaning(noun)

difference; distinction; disparity

Examples

  • 这两个词有什么差别？

    zhè liǎng gè cí yǒu shén me chā bié?

    What's the difference between these two words?

  • 城市和农村的差别越来越小。

    chéng shì hé nóng cūn de chā bié yuè lái yuè xiǎo.

    The gap between city and countryside keeps shrinking.

  • 我看不出它们有什么差别。

    wǒ kàn bù chū tā men yǒu shén me chā bié.

    I can't see any difference between them.

Easily confused

  • 区别 — 区别 is both a noun and a verb (区别好坏); 差别 is only a noun, stressing the degree of difference.

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Stroke order

SI · 9 strokes

difference; discrepancy; (math.) difference (amount remaining after a subtraction); (literary) a little; somewhat; slightly

BIỆT · 7 strokes

surname Bie

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