区别

Character by character

• 区qū4 strokesHSK 3 traditional 區area, district, region, ward
• 别bié7 strokesHSK 1 traditional 別separate, other; do not

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 有什么区别吗？

  Yǒu shén me qū bié ma

  Is there a difference?

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• 这没有任何区别。

  Zhè méi yǒu rèn hé qū bié

  That makes no difference.

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 区别. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 别biéHSK 1

  to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (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 (e.g. 性别, 派别)

• 别人bié renHSK 1

  other people; others; other person

• 特别tè biéHSK 2

  unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular

• 别的bié deHSK 1

  else; other

• 区qūHSK 3

  area; region; district; small; distinguish

• 地区dì qūHSK 3

  local; regional; district (not necessarily formal administrative unit); region; area; as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city)

• 区域qū yùHSK 5

  area; region; district

• 社区shè qūHSK 5

  community; neighborhood

• 分别fēn biéHSK 3

  to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually

• 告别gào biéHSK 3

  to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to

• 别墅bié shùHSK 7

  villa

• 级别jí biéHSK 7

  (military) rank; level; grade

• 差别chā biéHSK 5

  difference; distinction; disparity

• 市区shì qūHSK 4

  urban district; downtown; city center

• 识别shí biéHSK 7

  to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize

• 个别gè biéHSK 4

  individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare

• 性别xìng biéHSK 3

  gender; sex

• 小区xiǎo qūHSK 7

  neighborhood; district

• 别说bié shuōHSK 7

  to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone

• 郊区jiāo qūHSK 5

  suburban district; outskirts; suburbs

• 区分qū fēnHSK 6

  to differentiate; to draw a distinction; to divide into categories

• 别扭biè niuHSK 7

  awkward; difficult; uncomfortable; not agreeing; at loggerheads; gauche

• 禁区jìn qūHSK 7

  restricted area; forbidden region

• 山区shān qūHSK 5

  mountain area