分辨
fēn biàn
Pinyin

Definition

分辨
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fēn biàn
  1. to distinguish
  2. to differentiate
  3. to resolve

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分
fēn
  1. 1 to divide
  2. 2 to separate
  3. 3 to distribute
  4. 4 to allocate
  5. 5 to distinguish (good and bad)
  6. 6 part or subdivision
  7. 7 fraction
  8. 8 one tenth (of certain units)
  9. 9 unit of length equivalent to 0.33 cm
  10. 10 minute (unit of time)
  11. 11 minute (angular measurement unit)
  12. 12 a point (in sports or games)
  13. 13 0.01 yuan (unit of money)
分享
fēn xiǎng
  1. 1 to share (let others have some of sth good)
分钟
fēn zhōng
  1. 1 minute
部分
bù fen
  1. 1 part
  2. 2 share
  3. 3 section
  4. 4 piece
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
分子
fèn zǐ
  1. 1 members of a class or group
  2. 2 political elements (such as intellectuals or extremists)
  3. 3 part
充分
chōng fèn
  1. 1 ample
  2. 2 sufficient
  3. 3 adequate
  4. 4 full
  5. 5 fully
  6. 6 to the full
分别
fēn bié
  1. 1 to part or leave each other
  2. 2 to distinguish
  3. 3 difference
  4. 4 in different ways
  5. 5 differently
  6. 6 separately or individually
分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
分担
fēn dān
  1. 1 to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)
分数
fēn shù
  1. 1 (exam) grade
  2. 2 mark
  3. 3 score
  4. 4 fraction
分明
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly
分析
fēn xī
  1. 1 to analyze
  2. 2 analysis
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
分泌
fēn mì
  1. 1 to secrete
  2. 2 secretion
分为
fēn wéi
  1. 1 to divide sth into (parts)
  2. 2 to subdivide
分裂
fēn liè
  1. 1 to split up
  2. 2 to divide
  3. 3 to break up
  4. 4 fission
  5. 5 schism
分解
fēn jiě
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to decompose
  3. 3 to break down
分配
fēn pèi
  1. 1 to distribute
  2. 2 to assign
  3. 3 to allocate
  4. 4 to partition (a hard drive)
分开
fēn kāi
  1. 1 to separate
  2. 2 to part
分离
fēn lí
  1. 1 to separate
分类
fēn lèi
  1. 1 classification

Idioms (20)

一分一毫
yī fēn yī háo
  1. 1 a tiny bit (idiom)
  2. 2 an iota
一分为二
yī fēn wéi èr
  1. 1 one divides into two
  2. 2 to be two-sided
  3. 3 there are two sides to everything
  4. 4 to see both sb's good points and shortcomings (idiom)
不分伯仲
bù fēn bó zhòng
  1. 1 lit. unable to distinguish eldest brother from second brother (idiom); they are all equally excellent
  2. 2 nothing to choose between them
不分胜负
bù fēn shèng fù
  1. 1 unable to determine victory or defeat (idiom); evenly matched
  2. 2 to come out even
  3. 3 to tie
  4. 4 to draw
不分彼此
bù fēn bǐ cǐ
  1. 1 to make no distinction between what's one's own and what's another's (idiom)
  2. 2 to share everything
  3. 3 to be on very intimate terms
不分皂白
bù fēn zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing black or white (idiom); not to distinguish between right and wrong
不分青红皂白
bù fēn qīng hóng zào bái
  1. 1 not distinguishing red-green or black-white (idiom)
  2. 2 not to distinguish between right and wrong
不辨菽麦
bù biàn shū mài
  1. 1 lit. cannot tell beans from wheat (idiom); fig. ignorant of practical matters
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
分久必合，合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing
分崩离析
fēn bēng lí xī
  1. 1 to collapse and fall apart (idiom); to break up
  2. 2 falling to pieces
分秒必争
fēn miǎo bì zhēng
  1. 1 seize every minute and second (idiom); not a minute to lose
  2. 2 every moment counts
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
分道扬镳
fēn dào yáng biāo
  1. 1 lit. to take different roads and urge the horses on (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to part ways
劳燕分飞
láo yàn fēn fēi
  1. 1 the shrike and the swallow fly in different directions (idiom)
  2. 2 (usually of a couple) to part from each other
四分五裂
sì fēn wǔ liè
  1. 1 all split up and in pieces (idiom); disunity (in an organization)
  2. 2 complete lack of unity
  3. 3 to disintegrate
  4. 4 falling apart
  5. 5 to be at sixes and sevens
四体不勤，五谷不分
sì tǐ bù qín , wǔ gǔ bù fēn
  1. 1 never move your four limbs, can't distinguish the five crops (idiom); living as a parasite
安分守己
ān fèn shǒu jǐ
  1. 1 to be content with one's lot (idiom)
  2. 2 to know one's place
密不可分
mì bù kě fēn
  1. 1 inextricably linked (idiom)
  2. 2 inseparable
恰如其分
qià rú qí fèn
  1. 1 (idiom) appropriate
  2. 2 apt
  3. 3 just right

Sample Sentences

就能轻易地分辨白天黑夜。
jiù néng qīngyì de fēnbiàn báitiān hēi yè 。
I could easily tell day from night
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那我怎么才能分辨出来他们需不需要帮助呢？
nà wǒ zěnme cái néng fēnbiànchūlái tāmen xū bu xūyào bāngzhù ne ？
So how can I tell if they really need help or not?
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简单地说，可以从材质、造型和工艺三方面来分辨。在造型方面，明代家具高雅、简约，达到了艺术顶峰。这是因为当时的家具大多由文人设计，因此融入了自己独特的思想和性格。
jiǎndān de shuō ，kěyǐ cóng cáizhì 、zàoxíng hé gōngyì sān fāngmiàn lái fēnbiàn 。zài zàoxíng fāngmiàn ，Míngdài jiājù gāoyǎ 、jiǎnyuē ，dádào le yìshù dǐngfēng 。zhè shì yīnwèi dàngshí de jiājù dàduō yóu wénrén shèjì ，yīncǐ róngrù le zìjǐ dútè de sīxiǎng hé xìnggé 。
To put it simply, you can distinguish them by looking at three things: the quality of the materials, the design, and the craftsmanship. With regards to the design, Ming dynasty furniture is elegant and precise, having reached a peak as an art form. During that time, furniture was mainly designed by scholars; therefore the design became a reflection of their own unique philosophies and character.
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噢，原来是这样。不过现在，好多古董家具都是仿制品。你有什么分辨的窍门吗？
ō ，yuánlái shì zhèyàngde 。bùguò xiànzài ，hǎo duō gǔdǒng jiājù dōu shì fǎngzhìpǐn 。nǐ yǒu shénme fēnbiàn de qiàomén ma ？
Oh, I see. But nowadays a lot of antique furniture is just replicas. Do you have any tricks for distinguishing the two?
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