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分辨

fēn biàn · fen bian

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to distinguish; to differentiate
  2. to resolve
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Salt or sugar

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)两个(liǎnggè)罐子(guànzi)一样(yīyàng)，我(wǒ)分辨(fēnbiàn)不出(bùchū)盐(yán)和(hé)糖(táng)。

    These two jars look the same. I cannot tell salt from sugar.

  2. Liangliang

    别急(biéjí)，你(nǐ)尝(cháng)一点(yīdiǎn)，就(jiù)能(néng)分辨(fēnbiàn)了(le)。

    No hurry. Taste a bit and you can tell.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，这罐(zhèguàn)很(hěn)甜(tián)，是(shì)糖(táng)。

    OK. This jar is very sweet, so it is sugar.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)另(lìng)一罐(yīguàn)就是(jiùshì)盐(yán)。

    Then the other jar is salt.

  5. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)放进(fàngjìn)汤(tāng)里(lǐ)的(de)是(shì)糖(táng)。

    Oh no, what I put in the soup just now was sugar.

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2 examples
01

你(nǐ)能(néng)分(fēn)辨(biàn)银(yín)和(hé)锡(xī)吗(ma)?

Can you distinguish silver from tin?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)常(cháng)常(cháng)能(néng)分(fēn)辨(biàn)出(chū)来(lái)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)是(shì)不(bu)是(shì)瞒(mán)着(zhe)我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)事(shì)情(qing)。

I can usually tell when someone is hiding something from me.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ZeroAurora · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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