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分辨

fēnbiàn

Description

"分辨"的意思是把不同的东西看清楚，知道它们有什么不一样。

"分辨" means to clearly see the differences between things and know how they are not the same.

比如我们可以用眼睛或耳朵去分辨颜色和声音。

For example, we can use our eyes or ears to 分辨 colors and sounds.

Meanings

分辨fēnbiàn

to distinguish; to tell apart

我分辨不出这两个字。

I can't distinguish between these two characters.

分辨fēnbiàn

to differentiate one thing from another

小孩子还不会分辨好人和坏人。

Young children can't tell good people from bad people yet.

Related words

区别分别辨认识别分清

Notes

  • Etymology

    分 (divide) + 辨 (distinguish), literally to separate and tell apart.

  • Nuance

    focuses on recognizing differences; 分辩 (same pinyin) means to defend oneself verbally.

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