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分别

fēn bié · fen bie

Traditional 分別

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to part; to leave each other
  2. to distinguish; to tell apart
  3. difference; distinction
  4. in different ways; differently
  5. separately; individually
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Which tea is which?

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)分别(fēnbié)倒(dào)了(le)红茶(hóngchá)和(hé)绿茶(lǜchá)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)哪杯(nǎbēi)是(shì)哪杯(nǎbēi)。

    I poured black and green tea separately, but forgot which is which.

  2. Liangliang

    两杯(liǎngbēi)看起来(kànqǐlai)一样(yīyàng)。

    The two cups look the same.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)分别(fēnbié)喝(hē)一口(yīkǒu)吧(ba)。

    Then let's each take a sip.

  4. Liangliang

    这杯(zhèbēi)是(shì)红茶(hóngchá)，那杯(nàbēi)是(shì)水(shuǐ)。

    This cup is black tea. That one is water.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)给(gěi)那杯(nàbēi)倒(dào)茶(chá)！

    Oops, I forgot to pour tea in that cup!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

假(jiǎ)的(de)钻(zuàn)石(shí)和(hé)真(zhēn)的(de)钻(zuàn)石(shí)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)分(fēn)别(bié)？

What is the difference between imitation and real diamonds?

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)们(men)在(zài)车(chē)站(zhàn)分(fēn)别(bié)，约(yuē)好(hǎo)明(míng)年(nián)再(zài)见(jiàn)。

They parted at the station and agreed to meet again next year.

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分
fēn

to divide; to separate; to distribute; to allocate

别
bié

don't ...!; other; another; different

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