识别

識別

shíbié

verb HSK 7-9 #5,267

Meanings

1 to identify
2 to recognize
3 to distinguish

Characters

know; recognize

distinguish; differentiate

Examples

这个软件可以识别人脸。

Zhège ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ shíbié rénliǎn.

This software can recognize faces.

你能识别这种植物吗？

Nǐ néng shíbié zhèzhǒng zhíwù ma?

Can you identify this type of plant?

学会识别真假信息非常重要。

Xuéhuì shíbié zhēnjiǎ xìnxī fēicháng zhòngyào.

Learning to distinguish true from false information is very important.

Tips

usage

识别 is widely used in technology: 人脸识别 (facial recognition), 语音识别 (voice recognition), 指纹识别 (fingerprint identification). Also used for distinguishing real from fake.

Stroke Order

识 shí

别 bié