分别

分別

fēnbié

verb/adverb HSK 3 #5,151

Meanings

1 to part
2 respectively
3 to distinguish

Characters

to divide; to separate

to part; other; don't

Examples

我们在机场分别了。

Wǒmen zài jīchǎng fēnbié le.

We parted ways at the airport.

他们分别来自中国和日本。

Tāmen fēnbié láizì Zhōngguó hé Rìběn.

They are from China and Japan respectively.

你能分别这两种颜色吗？

Nǐ néng fēnbié zhè liǎng zhǒng yánsè ma?

Can you distinguish between these two colors?

Tips

usage

分别 as a verb means 'to part/separate'. As an adverb, it means 'respectively' — a very useful word for listing: A和B分别是... (A and B are... respectively).

Stroke Order

分 fēn

别 bié