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区别 (qū bié) English Meaning
- difference
- to distinguish
- to discriminate
- to make a distinction
Traditional Characters: 區別
区 forms words in:
HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
别 forms words in:
HSK 2, HSK 3, HSK 4, HSK 5 and HSK 6. CLICK HERE to see them all.
Corresponding Classifiers|Measure Words:
- 個|个(gè)
Sample Sentences
- 区别双胞胎并不容易。
Qūbié shuāngbāotāi bìng bù róngyì.
It is not easy to distinguish between twins. - 钢琴和鱼有什么区别？
Gāngqín hé yú yǒu shé me qūbié?
What is the difference between a piano and a fish? - 你能区别好书与坏书吗？
Nǐ néng qūbié hǎo shū yǔ huài shū ma?
Can you discriminate good books from bad? - 他来不来对我来说没区别。
Tā lái bu lái duì wǒ lái shuō méi qūbié.
It makes no difference to me whether he comes or not. - 你们很容易就能看出区别。
Nǐmen hěn róngyì jiù néng kàn chū qūbié.
You’ll be able to see the difference very easily. - “这”和“那”有什么区别？
“Zhè” hé “nà” yǒu shé me qūbié?
What is the difference between this and that?
Stroke Order & Character Components
区 (qū): area; region; district; small; distinguish; CL:個|个(gè)
- 匚 (fāng): open box
- 乂: unidentified strokes
别 (bié): do not; must not; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another; to pin; to stick (something) in
- 口 (kǒu): mouth
- 力 (lì): force
- 另 (lìng): other; another; separate; separately
- 刂 (dāo): knife
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 区
HSK 4 Word List
- 郊区 (jiāo qū): suburban district; outskirts; suburbs; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 区别 (qū bié): difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 5 Word List
- 地区 (dì qū): regional; local; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as a suffix to a city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or county-level city); CL: 個|个(gè)
HSK 6 Word List
- 区分 (qū fēn): to differentiate; to find differing aspects
- 区域 (qū yù): area; region; district
- 社区 (shè qū): community
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
Links to all HSK Words & Lists Containing 别
HSK 2 Word List
- 别(bié): do not; must not; to pin; to leave; to depart; to separate; to distinguish; to classify; other; another
HSK 3 Word List
- 别人(bié rén): others
- 特别(tè bié): especially; special; particular; unusual
HSK 4 Word List
- 区别(qū bié): difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction; CL: 個|个(gè)
- 性别(xìng bié): gender; sex; distinguishing between the sexes
HSK 5 Word List
- 分别(fēn bié): to part or leave each other; to distinguish; difference; in different ways; differently; separately or individually
- 告别(gào bié): to leave; to bid farewell to; to say good-bye to
- 个别(gè bié): individual; specific; respective; just one or two
HSK 6 Word List
- 别墅(bié shù): villa; CL: 幢(zhuàng), 座(zuò)
- 别致(bié zhì): unusual; unique
- 别扭(biè niu): awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche; awkward (writing or speech)
- 差别(chā bié): difference; distinction; diversity; disparity
- 级别(jí bié): (military) rank; level; grade
- 鉴别(jiàn bié): to differentiate; to distinguish
- 派别(pài bié): denomination; group; school; faction; school of thought
- 识别(shí bié): to distinguish; to discern
*CL: Classifier/Measure Word
