Word information
Simplified区别
Traditional區別
Pinyinqūbié
Part of speech动、名
HSK 3.04
HSK 2.04
Chinese word dictionary
区别
qūbié · difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL:個|个[ge4]
Character breakdown
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别Bié
surname Bie
别biésurname Bie; to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc); (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
别的biédeelse; other
别人biérénother people; others; other person
特别tèbiéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular
小区xiǎoqūhousing estate; community; neighborhood; (telecommunications) cell