彼
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bǐ · that, those, the other

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8Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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彳Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 彼

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Example sentences

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Nǐ men bú ài bǐ cǐ ma?你们不爱彼此吗?

Don't you love each other?

Source: Tatoeba #6799648 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén lèi shì wéiyī bǐ cǐ jiāo tán de dòng wù.人类是唯一彼此交谈的动物。

Man is the only animal that talks.

Source: Tatoeba #4844730 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà liǎng gè rén yí yù dào bǐ cǐ jiù kāi shǐ chǎo jià.那两个人一遇到彼此就开始吵架。

Those two people start arguing whenever they meet.

Source: Tatoeba #2367590 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bǐ cǐ bú xìn rèn.他们彼此不信任。

They didn't trust each other.

Source: Tatoeba #13749728 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rén lèi shì wéiyī néng gòu bǐ cǐ jiāo tán de dòng wù.人类是唯一能够彼此交谈的动物。

Man is the only animal that can talk.

Source: Tatoeba #4844733 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men liǎ bǐ cǐ xīn zhào bù xuān.他们俩彼此心照不宣。

They have a secret understanding between them.

Source: Tatoeba #3552515 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 彼 in context

  1. Say bǐ, then recall the core meaning: that, those, the other.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 彼此 (bǐ cǐ), meaning “each other”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 彼 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.