区别对待

區別對待
qūbié duìdài
phrase

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
Lǎoshī bù yīnggāi qūbié duìdài xuéshēng.
Teachers should not treat students differently.
HSK 5
Duì bùtóng qíngkuàng de wéifǎ xíngwéi yào qūbié duìdài.
Illegal acts under different circumstances should be handled differentially.

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

bié
duì
dài