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区分

qū fēn · qu fen

Traditional 區分

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to differentiate
  2. to draw a distinction
  3. to divide into categories
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Salt or sugar

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)两个(liǎnggè)罐子(guànzi)一样(yīyàng)，哪个(nǎge)是(shì)盐(yán)，哪个(nǎge)是(shì)糖(táng)？

    These two jars look the same. Which is salt and which is sugar?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)区分(qūfēn)不(bù)了(liǎo)。

    I can't tell them apart either.

  3. Dengdeng

    尝(cháng)一下(yīxià)，就(jiù)能(néng)区分(qūfēn)了(le)。

    Taste a little and we can tell.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)先(xiān)尝(cháng)。

    You taste first.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)，好(hǎo)咸(xián)！这个(zhège)是(shì)盐(yán)。

    Ah, so salty! This one is salt.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)区分(qūfēn)得(de)真(zhēn)快(kuài)，快(kuài)去(qù)喝水(hēshuǐ)吧(ba)！

    You tell them apart so fast. Quick, go drink some water!

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2 examples
01

只(zhǐ)凭(píng)长(zhǎng)相(xiàng)的(de)话(huà)很(hěn)难(nán)区(qū)分(fēn)英(yīng)国(guó)人(rén)和(hé)美(měi)国(guó)人(rén)。

It's hard to tell Englishmen from Americans just by the way they look.

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

02

只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)专(zhuān)家(jiā)能(néng)区(qū)分(fēn)出(chū)它(tā)们(men)的(de)不(bù)同(tóng)。

Only an expert can tell them apart.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jenny5752 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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