区别对待

區別對待

qūbié duìdài

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

HSK 5

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.

HSK 5

老师不应该区别对待学生。

Lǎoshī bù yīnggāi qūbié duìdài xuésheng.

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