biàn
辨
distinguish; differentiate; discern
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to distinguish; to differentiate; to discern
Used when differentiating between similar things or understanding distinctions.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
xué学
huì会
míng明
biàn辨
shì是
fēi非
。
We must learn to distinguish right from wrong.
Zhè这
duì对
shuāng双
bāo胞
tāi胎
zhǎng长
de得
tài太
xiàng像
le了
，
hěn很
nán难
fēn分
biàn辨
shuí谁
shì是
gē哥
gē哥
shuí谁
shì是
dì弟
dì弟
。
These twins look so alike that it's hard to distinguish who is the older brother and who is the younger brother.
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Tā他
de的
shì视
lì力
bù不
hǎo好
，
wú无
fǎ法
biàn辨
bié别
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
wù物
tǐ体
。
His eyesight is poor, so he can't distinguish objects in the distance.
Zhè这
ge个
shí实
yàn验
bāng帮
zhù助
wǒ我
men们
biàn辨
bié别
bù不
tóng同
wù物
zhì质
de的
tè特
xìng性
。
This experiment helps us distinguish the properties of different substances.
Dà大
wù雾
zhōng中
，
wǒ我
biàn辨
bù不
qīng清
fāng方
xiàng向
le了
。
In the heavy fog, I couldn't distinguish directions.