别 (Bié): meaning and stroke order
别 (Bié) means surname Bie, to leave; to part (from), (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish.
别
- Simplified
- 别
- Traditional
- 別, 彆
- Pinyin
- Bié · biè
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Stroke order of 别
别
- Bié surname Bie
- bié to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
- biè to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
- 7 strokes
- Traditional form: 別
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Meaning of 别
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Bié
Traditional 別
- surname Bie
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bié
Traditional 別
- to leave; to part (from)
- (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish
- (dialect) to turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
- (bound form) other; another; different
- don't ...!
- to fasten with a pin or clip
- to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement)
- (noun suffix) category (as in 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
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biè
Traditional 彆
- to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
Radical and structure
- 别
- Radical 刀 (Kangxi radical 18) · 7 strokes · 另 on the left, 刂 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 别
- 分别 fēn bié to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart
- 别人 bié ren other people; others; other person
- 特别 tè bié unusual; special; very; especially; particularly
- 别的 bié de else; other
- 诀别 jué bié to bid farewell; to part (usually with little hope of meeting again)
- 告别 gào bié to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
别 in our stories
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医生说他不用吃药，这两天多喝热水，别吃冷的东西。
yīshēng shuō tā búyòng chī yào zhè liǎng tiān duō hē rè shuǐ bié chī lěng de dōngxi
The doctor says he doesn't need medicine: for the next two days he should drink plenty of hot water and not eat anything cold.
From the story Ice-cold watermelon HSK 2
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韩冰笑得停不下来：“别怕，里面是牛肉，没有人！”
Hán Bīng xiào de tíng bú xiàlai bié pà lǐmiàn shì niúròu méiyǒu rén
Han Bing can't stop laughing: "Don't worry, it's beef. No people!"
From the story "Husband and wife lung slices" HSK 3
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教练告诉她：“别着急，力气是一点儿一点儿练出来的。”
jiàoliàn gàosu tā bié zháojí lìqi shì yìdiǎnr yìdiǎnr liàn chūlai de
Her coach told her, "Don't rush. Strength is built little by little."
From the story Pull-ups HSK 4
Stories using 别
- Ice-cold watermelon HSK 2
- "Husband and wife lung slices" HSK 3
- Pull-ups HSK 4
- The girl in the painting HSK 5
- The old man who lost his horse HSK 6
- The day he rang the bell HSK 7–9 · Level 7
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).