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别

bié

HSK 2 Character Traditional 別

What 别 means

1. to leave; to part (from)
2. literaryto differentiate; to distinguish
3. dialectto turn away; to turn aside; to avert (one's face, gaze etc)
4. bound formother; 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 {性别|xìng bié}, {派别|pài bié})

Other readings

别 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bièto make sb change their ways, opinions etc
• Biésurname Bie

Example sentences

• 别害羞
  Bié hàixiū
  Don't be shy!
• 永别。
  Yǒng bié.
  Gone forever.
• 别怕！
  Don't be afraid.
• 别动！
  Don't move!
• 别碰！
  Hands off.
• 别碰。
  Don't touch.

Words starting with 别

• 别人bié renother people; others; other person
• 别的bié deelse; other
• 别墅bié shùvilla
• 别扭biè niuawkward; difficult; uncomfortable
• 别致bié zhìunusual; unique
• 别说bié shuōto say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
• 别看bié kàndon't be fooled by the fact that
• 别处bié chùelsewhere
• 别离bié líto take leave of; to leave; separation
• 别样bié yàngdifferent kind of; another sort of; special
• 别无选择bié wú xuǎn zéto have no other choice
• 别有用心bié yǒu yòng xīnto have an ulterior motive (idiom)
• 别出心裁bié chū xīn cáito hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality; to adopt an original approach
• 别具一格bié jù yī géhaving a unique or distinctive style
• 别名bié míngalias; alternative name
• 别客气bié kè qidon't mention it; no formalities, please
• 别开生面bié kāi shēng miànto start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path; to break fresh ground
• 别针bié zhēnpin; safety pin; clip
• 别称bié chēnganother name; alternative name
• 别子bié zihasp; pendant
• 别有bié yǒuto have other...; to have a special ...
• 别理bié lǐdon't get involved; ignore it!; don't have anything to do with (him, her etc)
• 别提了bié tí lesay no more; don't bring it up; drop the subject
• 别管bié guǎnno matter (who, what etc)

Words containing 别

• 特别tè biéunusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose
• 区别qū biédifference; to distinguish; to discriminate
• 性别xìng biésex; gender
• 分别fēn biéto part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction
• 告别gào biéto leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
• 差别chā biédifference; distinction; disparity
• 个别gè biéindividually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
• 级别jí bié(military) rank; level; grade
• 识别shí biéto distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
• 鉴别jiàn biéto differentiate; to distinguish
• 派别pài biégroup; sect; clique; faction; school
• 类别lèi biéclassification; category
• 离别lí biéto leave (on a long journey); to part from sb
• 道别dào biéto say goodbye; to bid farewell; to pay a farewell call
• 辨别biàn biéto distinguish; to differentiate; to discern; to recognize; to tell
• 送别sòng biéto see sb off; to bid farewell (to sb)
• 永别yǒng biéto part forever; eternal parting (i.e. death)
• 错别字cuò bié zìChinese character error (collective term for 错字
• 临别lín biéjust before parting
• 有别yǒu biédifferent; distinct; unequal
• 天壤之别tiān rǎng zhī bié(lit.) the difference between heaven and earth (idiom); (fig.) night and day difference…
• 阔别kuò biéseparated for a long time
• 霸王别姬Bà wáng Bié JīThe Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine…
• 生离死别shēng lí sǐ biéseparated in life and death; to part for ever

Characters that look like 别

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
• 则zé(literary) (conjunction used to express contrast with a previous clause) but; then…
• 刑xíngpunishment; penalty; sentence
• 刻kèquarter (hour); moment; to carve
• 刺cìthorn; sting; thrust
• 刹chàBuddhist monastery, temple or shrine (abbr. for 刹多罗

Sounds the same

Read bié, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 蹩to limp; to sprain (an ankle or wrist); to move carefully, as if evading a danger