判别 (pàn bié) — to differentiate; to distinguish

Definition

Formal/literary verb meaning 'to distinguish, to tell apart', often used in technical, scientific, or analytical contexts. Synonymous with the more colloquial 区分 (qūfēn, HSK 5).

verb

to differentiateto distinguish

Examples

判别。
Tā hěn nán pàn bié zhè liǎng gè xuǎn xiàng de chā bié.
He finds it hard to differentiate between these two options.
判别。
Tōng guò yán sè kě yǐ pàn bié chū nǎ zhǒng shuǐ guǒ shì shú de.
You can tell which fruit is ripe by the color difference.
判别。
Zhuān jiā hěn kuài pàn bié chū le zhè fú huà shì zhēn pǐn hái shì yàn pǐn.
The expert quickly distinguished whether this painting was genuine or a fake.

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