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分别 fēn bié to part or leave each other / to distinguish / difference / in different ways / differently / separately or individually
区别 qū bié difference / to distinguish / to discriminate / to make a distinction / CL:個|个[ge4]
识别 shí bié to distinguish / to discern / to identify / to recognize
鉴别 jiàn bié to differentiate / to distinguish
分辨 fēn biàn to distinguish / to differentiate / to resolve
别 bié to leave / to depart / to separate / to distinguish / to classify / other / another / don't ...! / to pin / to stick (sth) in / (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性別|性别[xing4 bie2], 派別|派别[pai4 bie2])
辨别 biàn bié to differentiate / to distinguish / to discriminate
分清 fēn qīng to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear
分 fēn to divide / to separate / to distribute / to allocate / to distinguish (good and bad) / part or subdivision / fraction / one tenth (of certain units) / unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm / minute (unit of time) / minute (angular measurement unit) / a point (in sports or games) / 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
辨明 biàn míng to clarify / to distinguish / to elucidate
区 qū area / region / district / small / distinguish / CL:個|个[ge4]
判明 pàn míng to distinguish / to ascertain
异 yì different / other / hetero- / unusual / strange / surprising / to distinguish / to separate / to discriminate
辨 biàn to distinguish / to recognize
甄 zhēn to distinguish / to evaluate
辩别 biàn bié to differentiate / to distinguish / to discriminate / also written 辨別|辨别
辩认 biàn rèn to distinguish / to examine and recognize
脱颖而出 tuō yǐng ér chū to reveal one's talent (idiom) / to rise above others / to distinguish oneself
立功 lì gōng to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself
划清 huà qīng clear dividing line / to distinguish clearly
不分青红皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
明辨是非 míng biàn shì fēi to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
明辨 míng biàn to discern / to distinguish clearly
不问青红皂白 bù wèn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
混淆黑白 hùn xiáo hēi bái to confuse black and white / to say that black is white / fig. not to distinguish right from wrong
不分伯仲 bù fēn bó zhòng lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom) / they are all equally excellent / nothing to choose between them
不分皂白 bù fēn zào bái not distinguishing black or white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
是非分明 shì fēi fēn míng to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
真伪莫辨 zhēn wěi mò biàn can't judge true or false (idiom) / unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake / not to know whether to believe (what one reads in the news)
马鹿易形 mǎ lù yì xíng to distinguish horse and deer easily / to know right from wrong
不分胜败 bù fēn shèng bài to not be able to distinguish who's winning
不分清红皂白 bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái not distinguishing red-blue or black-white (idiom) / not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分高下 bù fēn gāo xià equally matched / not much to distinguish who is stronger
可分 kě fēn can be divided (into parts) / one can distinguish (several types)
四体不勤，五谷不分 sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom) / living as a parasite
彰善癉惡 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
是非不分 shì fēi bù fēn unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
是非莫辨 shì fēi mò biàn unable to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
玉珉 yù mín jade and jade-like stone / impossible to distinguish the genuine from the fake (idiom)
真假难辨 zhēn jiǎ nán biàn hard to distinguish real from imitation
赵宋 Zhào Sòng Song dynasty (960-1279) / used to distinguish it from 劉宋|刘宋 / Song of Southern dynasties (420-479)
黑白分明 hēi bái fēn míng black and white clearly contrasted / (fig.) unambiguous / black-and-white / in sharp contrast / to distinguish clearly right from wrong
黑白不分 hēi bái bù fēn can't tell black from white (idiom) / unable to distinguish wrong from right
齐书 Qí shū History of Qi of the Southern Dynasties, seventh of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled by Xiao Zixian 蕭子顯|萧子显[Xiao1 Zi3 xian3] in 537 during Liang of the Southern Dynasties 南朝梁[Nan2 chao2 Liang2], 59 scrolls / usually 南齊書|南齐书[Nan2 Qi2 shu1] to distinguish from Northern Qi
彰善瘅恶 zhāng shàn dàn è to distinguish good and evil (idiom) / to uphold virtue and condemn evil / to praise good and expose vice
三不朽 sān bù xiǔ the three imperishables, three ways to distinguish oneself that aren't forgotten by history: through one's virtue 立德[li4 de2], one's service 立功[li4 gong1] and one's writings 立言[li4 yan2] (from the Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传[Zuo3 Zhuan4])
立德 lì dé to distinguish oneself through virtue (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3])
立言 lì yán to distinguish oneself through one's writing (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) / to expound one's theory
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