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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

别 [bié]

1. verb [离开] say goodbye

告别

part
2. verb [区分] differentiate

区别

distinguish
3. verb [固定] pin

胸针可以再别高一点。

The brooch could be pinned a little bit higher.

他腰间别着一支枪。

A gun was strapped round his waist.
4. noun [类别] category

请填写你的年龄、性别及政治派别。

Please complete all parts of the form including age, gender and political party.
5. noun [差别]

天壤之别

worlds apart
6. adjective [其他] other

别人

other people
7. adverb [不要]

别听信谣言。

Don't listen to gossip.

别忘了关灯。

Don't forget to turn off the light.
8. adverb [莫非] maybe

他肯定在家的，你别是敲错门了吧？

I'm sure he's at home. Maybe you knocked on the wrong door.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

别 [bié]

1. verb leave; part

别故乡

leave one's native place
2. verb differentiate; distinguish

别其真伪

determine whether it's true or false
3. verb fasten with a pin or clip

把表格别在一起

pin (or clip) the forms together
4. verb stick in

腰里别着旱烟袋

with a pipe stuck in one's belt

把门别上。

Bolt the door.
5. pronoun other; another

别处

another place; elsewhere
6. noun difference; distinction

男女有别

make a distinction between the sexes
7. noun classification; category

性别

sexual distinction; sex
8. adverb (used in giving commands or advice) don't; had better not

别忘了。

Don't forget.

别忙。

No hurry. or Take your time.
9. adverb used in expressing anxiety that something bad may happen

明天可别下雨。

I hope it won't rain tomorrow.

他别睡过头了，误了火车。

Maybe he's overslept and missed the train.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

别 [bié]

1. 动分开；分离

久别

告别

临别赠言。
2. 动区分；分辨

分门别类

识别

区别。
3. 名差异；不同之处

内外有别

天壤之别。
4. 名按照不同特点区分出的类

性别

派别

类别

级别。
5. 代指另外的

别人

别名

别墅。
6. 形不同寻常；特殊

特别

别致。
7. 形指错读或错写成另外的(字）

别字。
8. 动用针等(把东西)附着(ｚｈｕó)或固定

胸前别着校徽

把这几张票据别在一起。
9. 动插着；卡(ｑｉǎ)住

上衣口袋里别着一支钢笔

把门别上。
10. 动用腿、车等横插过去，把对方绊倒或使不能前进

把他别了个跟头

他用自行车把我的车别住了。
11. 副表示禁止或劝阻，相当于"不要"

别出声

别忘了

别开玩笑。
12. 副跟"是"连用，表示推测(多用于说话人不愿意发生的事）

这么晚还不回来，别是出什么事了吧？

看你脸色不大好，别是病了？

See more results for 别 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

别挨近我！离我远点儿！: Don't come near me! Keep your distance!
你走开，别在这儿碍手碍脚的！: Get out of the way!
你别来回摆弄那几盆花了。: Don't move those flower pots back and forth.
别搬弄枪栓。: Don't fiddle with the rifle bolt.
这点活儿干完算了，别剩下半半拉拉的。: Let's finish the job off. Don't leave a lot of loose ends hanging over.
别让日常事务把你绊住了。: Don't get yourself bogged down in routine work.
别在背地里褒贬人。: Don't speak ill of anybody behind his back.
别其真伪: determine whether it's true or false; 969 more results

Character Decomposition

另 [lìng]	+	刂 [dāo]

Stroke Order

Total Strokes: 7

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nciku Note

The adverb as a conveyor of affirmation or negation

The adverb as a conveyor of affirmation or negation

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct, it should be put before them. Verbs or even nouns ending with character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

Adverbs can also be used as conveyors of affirmation or negation, such as "不" bù , "没" méi , "没有" méiyǒu , "一定" yídìng, "准" zhǔn , "未必" wèibì , "必然" bìrán , "必定" bìdìng , "未" wèi , "别" bié , "莫" mò , "休" xiū , "勿" wù , etc.
(1) 我不是学生。
(2) 他没看书。
(3) 你一定见过他。
(4) 你准见过他。
(5) 你未必见过他。
(6) 我从未见过他。
(7) 你别去了。
(8) 莫慌。
(9) 请勿在此地乱丢垃圾。

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