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特别

tè bié · te bie

Traditional 特別

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. unusual; special
  2. very; especially; particularly
  3. expressly; for a specific purpose
  4. (often followed by 是 (shì)) in particular
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A special candied fruit

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这(zhè)家(jiā)的(de)糖葫芦(tánghúlu)特别(tèbié)好吃(hǎochī)！

    Liangliang, this stall's candied haws are especially tasty!

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)什么(shénme)特别(tèbié)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Is there anything special?

  3. Dengdeng

    里面(lǐmiàn)是(shì)草莓(cǎoméi)，特别(tèbié)甜(tián)。

    Inside is strawberry. Especially sweet.

  4. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)特别(tèbié)！我(wǒ)也(yě)要(yào)一个(yīgè)。

    So special! I want one too.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)今天(jīntiān)特别(tèbié)多(duō)人(rén)，要(yào)排(pái)很久(hěnjiǔ)。

    But there are especially many people today. We will queue a long time.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)先(xiān)排(pái)，我(wǒ)去(qù)买(mǎi)水(shuǐ)。

    Then you queue first. I will go buy water.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)区(qū)域(yù)的(de)养(yǎng)蜂(fēng)人(rén)产(chǎn)得(de)蜂(fēng)蜜(mì)特(tè)别(bié)好(hǎo)。

This region's beekeepers produce honey particularly well.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yuiyu · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)天(tiān)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)生(shēng)日(rì)，妈(mā)妈(ma)特(tè)别(bié)为(wèi)我(wǒ)做(zuò)了(le)长(cháng)寿(shòu)面(miàn)。

Today is my birthday, so my mom specially made me long-life noodles.

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特
tè

special; unique

别
bié

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

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