Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.part; bid farewell; separate; leave each other
分别时他俩都哭了。
They both cried at parting.
他们已分别多年。
They were parted for years.
他们分别时相互表达了敬意。
They parted with expressions of mutual esteem.
- 2
v.distinguish; differentiate
警察须分别善恶。
A policeman must distinguish between good and evil.
她是个做事分别轻重缓急的人。
She's a prioritize kind of person.
他能分别是非。
He knows the difference between right and wrong.
- 3
adv.differently; in different ways
领导分别采取不同的措施来应对突发情况。
Leaders take different measures to deal with the unexpected situation.
干部们分别去基层参加劳动了。
Cadres have gone down to different grass-roots units to take part in manual labour.
他们分别用不同的方法解决了这道难题。
They solved the difficult problem in different ways.
- 4
n.difference
两者间没有多大分别。
There isn't much difference between the two.
我看不出他们间有什么分别。
I can't tell the difference between them.
- 5
adv.separately; respectively; individually
对每个人分别说明
explain to each person individually
我还是分别跟他们谈谈的好。
I'd better have a talk with each of them separately.
护士和医生的工资分别长了5%和9%。
The nurses and the doctors got pay raises of 5% and 9% respectively.
Word usage
- Note"分别" is different from "分头". When used for the same subject to multiple objects, "分别" can be used instead of "分头", such as "我找他们双方分别谈谈."