distinguish; differentiate
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to distinguish; to differentiate; to tell apart
neutralUsed to identify differences between two or more things, often requiring careful analysis.
Zhè这
duì对
shuāng双
bāo胞
tāi胎
zhǎng长
de得
tài太
xiàng像
le了
，
hěn很
nán难
qū区
fēn分
。
These twins look so alike, it's hard to tell them apart.
Lǎo老
shī师
yāo要
qiú求
wǒ我
men们
yán严
gé格
qū区
fēn分
shì事
shí实
yǔ与
guān观
diǎn点
。
The teacher asked us to strictly differentiate facts from opinions.
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Shì市
chǎng场
shàng上
de的
chǎn产
pǐn品
duō多
zhǒng种
duō多
yàng样
，
xiāo消
fèi费
zhě者
xū需
yào要
zǐ仔
xì细
qū区
fēn分
zhì质
liàng量
de的
hǎo好
huài坏
。
The products on the market are diverse; consumers need to carefully distinguish between good and bad quality.
Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
míng明
què确
qū区
fēn分
le了
bù不
tóng同
rén人
qún群
de的
fú福
lì利
dài待
yù遇
。
This policy clearly distinguishes the welfare benefits for different groups of people.
Zài在
yǔ语
yán言
xué学
zhōng中
，
qū区
fēn分
fāng方
yán言
yǔ与
yǔ语
yán言
yǒu有
shí时
shì是
gè个
nán难
tí题
。
In linguistics, distinguishing a dialect from a language can sometimes be a difficult problem.