区别对待

區別對待

qūbiéduìdài

phrase

Meanings

1 to treat differently based on circumstances
2 to give differentiated treatment
3 to treat case by case

Characters

distinguish / area

separate / distinguish

Examples

对不同情况的违法行为要区别对待。

Duì bùtóng qíngkuàng de wéifǎ xíngwéi yào qūbié duìdài.

Illegal acts under different circumstances should be handled differentially.

老师不应该区别对待学生。

Lǎoshī bù yīnggāi qūbié duìdài xuéshēng.

Teachers should not treat students differently.

Tips

usage

Neutral term — whether it's good or bad depends on context. In policy documents 区别对待 is a virtue (tailoring the response); in interpersonal contexts it usually means unfair favoritism (closer to 'discriminate' in English). The opposite is 一视同仁.

Stroke Order

区 qū

别 bié

对 duì

待 dài