辨别

辨別
biànbié
verb HSK 7-9 #11,734

Meanings

  1. 1 to distinguish
  2. 2 to differentiate
  3. 3 to tell apart

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè liǎng zhǒng yánsè hěn nán biànbié.
These two colors are hard to tell apart.
HSK 4
Nǐ néng biànbié zhēnjiǎ ma?
Can you distinguish the real from the fake?
HSK 7-9
Háizi yào xuéhuì biànbié shìfēi.
Children need to learn to distinguish right from wrong.

Tips

mistakes
Don't confuse 辨别 (to distinguish) with 辩别 - the correct character is 辨 (with 辛辛 on the sides meaning to differentiate), not 辩 (with 言 meaning to argue/debate).

Stroke Order

辨 biàn
别 bié