别 (bié) — (verb) to part from, to separate; (verb) to pin, to attach with a pin; (verb) to distinguish, to differentiate
Definition
别 (bié) as a verb covers three senses: 'to part from', 'to pin/fasten', and 'to distinguish'. The 'distinguish' sense overlaps with 区别 and 区分 — 区别 is the everyday noun/verb pair, while 别 is the single-character verb form used in set phrases like 辨别.
verb
to part fromto separateto pinto attach with a pinto distinguishto differentiate
Easily confused
Examples
- ，。Tā hé péng you gào bié le, qù le bié de chéng shì.He said goodbye to his friend and went to another city.
- 别。Tā zài yī fu shàng bié le yì duǒ huā.She pinned a flower on her clothes.
- ？Nǐ néng biàn bié chū zhè liǎng gè shǒu jī de bù tóng ma?Can you distinguish the differences between these two phones?
Grammar
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