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别

Traditional: 別 · 彆

bié

HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 2

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bié · bit6 (Jyutping)

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

biè

  1. to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

别

Meaning
separate, other; do not
Radical
刂
Strokes
7
Components
⿰另刂
Cangjie
XRSLN
Four-corner
6240

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