区别

區別

qūbié

noun HSK 3 #2,170

Meanings

1 difference
2 distinction
3 to distinguish

Characters

area; to distinguish

to separate; other

Examples

这两个词有什么区别？

Zhè liǎng gè cí yǒu shénme qūbié?

What's the difference between these two words?

我看不出区别。

Wǒ kànbuchū qūbié.

I can't see the difference.

要区别对待不同的情况。

Yào qūbié duìdài bùtóng de qíngkuàng.

We should treat different situations differently.

Tips

grammar

区别 can be a noun (the difference) or a verb (to distinguish). As a noun: 有区别 (there is a difference). As a verb: 区别对待 (to treat differently).

Stroke Order

区 qū

别 bié