分辨 (fēn biàn): to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve

Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 7verb

Word info

Pinyin
Meaning: to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
Characters: 2
Part of speech: verb
HSK level: HSK 7

Full definitions

to distinguish
to differentiate
to resolve

Chinese explanation

把两个或两个以上容易混淆的事物区分开来，看清它们各自的特点或不同之处
也指辨别真假、对错、好坏等。常用于需要仔细区分的情况，比如分辨颜色、分辨声音、分辨方向、分辨是非。

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Character breakdown

HSK 1

to divide

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Example sentences

The twins look so alike that even their teacher finds it hard to tell who is the older brother and who is the younger one.

When buying fruit at the supermarket, you need to carefully distinguish which ones are fresh and which have already been sitting there for days.

When learning a foreign language, distinguishing words with similar pronunciations is very important; otherwise, it is easy to cause misunderstandings in communication.

Can you distinguish how the tastes of these two kinds of tea differ? I tasted them for a long time but couldn't tell.

In the Internet age, we must learn to distinguish true from false information and not readily believe or forward messages without a source.

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