辨认

辨認
biànrèn
verb HSK 7 #7,320

Meanings

  1. 1 to recognize
  2. 2 to identify
  3. 3 to make out

Examples

Tā de zìjì hěn nán biànrèn.
His handwriting is very hard to make out.
Zhèngrén wúfǎ biànrèn xiányírén.
The witness was unable to identify the suspect.
Zhè zhāng zhàopiàn tài móhu le, biànrèn bù chūlái.
This photo is too blurry to make out.

Tips

usage
辨认 focuses on recognizing or identifying something that is hard to see or unclear. 辨别 focuses on telling two things apart. 辨认 a face in a crowd; 辨别 real from fake.

Stroke Order

biàn
rèn