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辨认

biàn rèn · bian ren

Traditional 辨認

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to recognize
  2. to identify
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Who is in the photo?

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，这张(zhèzhāng)老照片(lǎozhàopiàn)里(lǐ)，哪个(nǎge)是(shì)我(wǒ)？

    Liangliang, which one is me in this old photo?

  2. Liangliang

    让(ràng)我(wǒ)辨认(biànrèn)一下(yīxià)……这个(zhège)是(shì)你(nǐ)吗(ma)？

    Let me make it out... Is this one you?

  3. Dengdeng

    不是(bùshì)，那(nà)是(shì)我的(wǒde)邻居(línjū)。

    No, that is my neighbor.

  4. Liangliang

    孩子们(háizimen)都(dōu)穿(chuān)一样的(yīyàngde)红衣服(hóngyīfu)，我(wǒ)辨认(biànrèn)不出来(bùchūlái)。

    The kids all wear the same red clothes. I cannot make it out.

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)也(yě)辨认(biànrèn)不出来(bùchūlái)，所以(suǒyǐ)才(cái)问(wèn)你(nǐ)。

    I cannot make it out either, so I am asking you.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

光(guāng)线(xiàn)太(tài)暗(àn)，我(wǒ)无(wú)法(fǎ)辨(biàn)认(rèn)他(tā)的(de)脸(liǎn)。

The light was too dim for me to recognize his face.

02

警(jǐng)察(chá)让(ràng)她(tā)辨(biàn)认(rèn)照(zhào)片(piàn)里(lǐ)的(de)嫌(xián)疑(yí)人(rén)。

The police asked her to identify the suspect in the photo.

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