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别

bié

Traditional: 別

(literary) to differentiate; to distinguish

HSK 2HSK 5

Meanings of 别 in English

biéHSK 2adverbSyllabus #311
  1. (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
  2. (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
  3. don't ...!
  4. (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
  5. (bound form) other; another; different
  6. to leave; to part (from)
  7. to fasten with a pin or clip
  8. to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
biéHSK 5verbSyllabus #2066
  1. to leave; to part (from)
  2. to fasten with a pin or clip
  3. to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
  4. (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
  5. (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
  6. don't ...!
  7. (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
  8. (bound form) other; another; different

Example sentences

  1. 别那么趾高气扬,汤姆。
    bié nà me zhǐ gāo qì yáng, tāng mǔ。
    Get off your high horse, Tom.
    Tatoeba #4764864 by ryanwoo · #3724872 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 别告诉任何人我尿床了。
    bié gào sù rèn hé rén wǒ niào chuáng le。
    Don't tell anyone that I wet the bed.
    Tatoeba #10023089 by GlossaMatik · #10022778 by DJ_Saidez · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 我们再也别这样做了。
    wǒ men zài yě bié zhè yàng zuò le。
    Let's not ever do this again.
    Tatoeba #10713950 by AwabiJan · #3826890 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences