區別

區別

See also: 区別 and 区别

Chinese

		area; region; district area; region; district; small; distinguish; surname	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (區別)		區	別
simp. (区别)		区	别

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qūbié

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): keoi¹ bit⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): khu-pia̍t / khi-piat / khu-piat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qūbié
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiubye
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ pi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: keoi¹ bit⁶
    • Yale: kēui biht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: koey¹ bit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: kêu¹ bid⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ piːt̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khu-pia̍t
    • Tâi-lô: khu-pia̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qu'piat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻²² piɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛt̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰu³³ piɛt̚²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khi-piat
    • Tâi-lô: khi-piat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qi'piad
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi⁴⁴⁻²² piɛt̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khu-piat
    • Tâi-lô: khu-piat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qu'piad
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰu⁴⁴⁻³³ piɛt̚³²/

Verb

區別

1. to distinguish; to differentiate

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 區別

分別／分别 (fēnbié) 分化 (fēnhuà) 分辨 (fēnbiàn) 判別／判别 (pànbié) 別白／别白 (biébái) (literary) 劃分／划分 (huàfēn) 區分／区分 (qūfēn)

甄別／甄别 (zhēnbié) 識別／识别 (shíbié) 辨別／辨别 (biànbié) 辨析 (biànxī) (differentiate and analyze) 鑑別／鉴别 (jiànbié) 鑑識／鉴识 (jiànshí)

Noun

區別

1. difference; distinction; differentiation

   有本質的區別 / 有本质的区别  ―  yǒu běnzhì de qūbié  ―  there are essential differences

Synonyms

• 不同 (bùtóng)
• 差別／差别 (chābié)
• 差分 (chāfēn)
• 差異／差异 (chāyì)
• 分別／分别 (fēnbié)

Derived terms

區別詞／区别词 (qūbiécí)

區別開來／区别开来 (qūbié kāilái)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (區別):

• → Japanese: 区別 (くべつ) (kubetsu)
• → Korean: 구별 (區別, gubyeol)
• → Vietnamese: khu biệt (區別)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
區	別
く Hyōgaiji	べつ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

區別 (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 区別, hiragana くべつ, rōmaji kubetsu)

1. distinction, difference
2. classification

Verb

區別する (kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai kanji 区別する, hiragana くべつする, rōmaji kubetsu suru)

1. to distinguish, to tell one thing from another
2. to classify

Conjugation

Conjugation of "區別する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	區別し	くべつし	kubetsu shi
Continuative (連用形)	區別し	くべつし	kubetsu shi
Terminal (終止形)	區別する	くべつする	kubetsu suru
Attributive (連体形)	區別する	くべつする	kubetsu suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	區別すれ	くべつすれ	kubetsu sure
Imperative (命令形)	區別せよ¹ 區別しろ²	くべつせよ¹ くべつしろ²	kubetsu seyo¹ kubetsu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	區別される	くべつされる	kubetsu sareru
Causative	區別させる 區別さす	くべつさせる くべつさす	kubetsu saseru kubetsu sasu
Potential	區別できる	くべつできる	kubetsu dekiru
Volitional	區別しよう	くべつしよう	kubetsu shiyō
Negative	區別しない	くべつしない	kubetsu shinai
Negative continuative	區別せず	くべつせず	kubetsu sezu
Formal	區別します	くべつします	kubetsu shimasu
Perfective	區別した	くべつした	kubetsu shita
Conjunctive	區別して	くべつして	kubetsu shite
Hypothetical conditional	區別すれば	くべつすれば	kubetsu sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
區	別

Noun

區別 • (gubyeol) (hangeul 구별)

1. Hanja form^? of 구별 (“difference; distinction; differentiation”).