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识别

shí bié · shi bie

Traditional 識別

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
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What flower is this?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)能(néng)识别(shíbié)这(zhè)朵(duǒ)花(huā)。

    Liangliang, my phone can recognize this flower.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？它(tā)怎么(zěnme)识别(shíbié)的(de)？

    Really? How does it recognize it?

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)拍(pāi)一张(yīzhāng)照片(zhàopiàn)，它(tā)就(jiù)能(néng)识别(shíbié)出(chū)名字(míngzi)。

    You take a photo, and it can recognize the name.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)试试(shìshì)，这盆(zhèpén)是(shì)我(wǒ)种(zhǒng)的(de)花(huā)。

    I will try. This pot is a flower I grew.

  5. Dengdeng

    识别(shíbié)结果(jiéguǒ)出来(chūlái)了(le)：白菜(báicài)。

    The recognition result is out: cabbage.

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)种了(zhǒngle)三个月(sāngèyuè)，原来(yuánlái)是(shì)白菜(báicài)！

    I grew it for three months, and it was cabbage all along!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)台(tái)机(jī)器(qì)能(néng)自(zì)动(dòng)识(shí)别(bié)不(bù)同(tóng)的(de)笔(bǐ)迹(jì)。

This machine can automatically recognize different handwriting.

02

在(zài)黑(hēi)暗(àn)中(zhōng)很(hěn)难(nán)识(shí)别(bié)方(fāng)向(xiàng)。

It is hard to discern direction in the dark.

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