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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