特别 (tè bié): meaning and stroke order
特别 (tè bié) means unusual; special, very; especially; particularly, expressly; for a specific purpose.
特别
- Simplified
- 特别
- Traditional
- 特別
- Pinyin
- tè bié
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Stroke order of 特别
特
- tè special; unique
- 10 strokes
Stroke by stroke
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 特别
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tè bié
Traditional 特別
- unusual; special
- very; especially; particularly
- expressly; for a specific purpose
- (often followed by 是[shi4]) in particular
Radicals of the characters
- 特
- Radical 牛 (Kangxi radical 93) · 10 strokes · 牜 on the left, 寺 on the right
- 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.
特别 in our stories
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他告诉露西，以前有一对夫妻做的这个菜特别好吃，所以大家就这么叫了。
tā gàosu Lùxī yǐqián yǒu yí duì fūqī zuò de zhè gè cài tèbié hǎochī suǒyǐ dàjiā jiù zhème jiào le
He tells Lucy that a husband and wife once made this dish especially well, so everyone started calling it that.
From the story "Husband and wife lung slices" HSK 3
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她对白露说：“你弹得真好，特别是最后那首曲子。”
tā duì Bái Lù shuō nǐ tán de zhēn hǎo tèbié shì zuìhòu nà shǒu qǔzi
She told Bai Lu, "You played so well, especially that last piece."
From the story That last piece HSK 3
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在中国的传说里，麒麟是一种很特别的神兽。
zài Zhōngguó de chuánshuō lǐ qílín shì yì zhǒng hěn tèbié de shénshòu
In Chinese legend, the qilin is a very special mythical beast.
From the story The qilin HSK 4
Stories using 特别
- "Husband and wife lung slices" HSK 3
- That last piece HSK 3
- The qilin HSK 4
- Waiting by the tree stump HSK 4
- Flowers in the book return HSK 5
- The Dragon King of the Jing River 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).