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  • 1

    v.part; bid farewell; separate; leave each other

    • fēn bié shí tā liǎ dōu kū le

      分别

      They both cried at parting.

    • tā men yǐ fēn bié duō nián

      他们分别多年

      They were parted for years.

    • tā men fēn bié shí xiāng hù biǎo dá le jìng yì

      他们分别相互表达敬意

      They parted with expressions of mutual esteem.

  • 2

    v.distinguish; differentiate

    • jǐng chá xū fēn bié shàn è

      警察分别善恶

      A policeman must distinguish between good and evil.

    • tā shì gè zuò shì fēn bié qīng zhòng huǎn jí de rén

      做事分别轻重缓急

      She's a prioritize kind of person.

    • tā néng fēn bié shì fēi

      分别是非

      He knows the difference between right and wrong.

  • 3

    adv.differently; in different ways

    • lǐng dǎo fēn bié cǎi qǔ bù tóng de cuò shī lái yìng duì tū fā qíng kuàng

      领导分别采取不同措施应对突发情况

      Leaders take different measures to deal with the unexpected situation.

    • gàn bù men fēn bié qù jī céng cān jiā láo dòng le

      干部分别基层参加劳动

      Cadres have gone down to different grass-roots units to take part in manual labour.

    • tā men fēn bié yòng bù tóng de fāng fǎ jiě jué le zhè dào nán tí

      他们分别不同方法解决难题

      They solved the difficult problem in different ways.

  • 4

    n.difference

    • liǎng zhě jiān méi yǒu duō dà fēn bié

      两者没有分别

      There isn't much difference between the two.

    • wǒ kàn bù chū tā men jiān yǒu shén me fēn bié

      他们什么分别

      I can't tell the difference between them.

  • 5

    adv.separately; respectively; individually

    • duì měi gè rén fēn bié shuō míng

      分别说明

      explain to each person individually

    • wǒ hái shi fēn bié gēn tā men tán tán de hǎo

      还是分别他们

      I'd better have a talk with each of them separately.

    • hù shi hé yī shēng de gōng zī fēn bié zhǎng le hé

      护士医生工资分别5%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."