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分别
fēn bié
Meaning
- difference; distinction
- to distinguish; to tell apart
- separately; individually; respectively
- in different ways; differently
- to part; to leave each other
Definition
离别；区分；各自。
Part; separate; distinction; respectively.
Usage
常用于表示分离的动作或状态，也可指按不同方式处理或区分事物。
Often used to indicate the action or state of separating, or to refer to dealing with or distinguishing things in different ways.
Examples
- 1 他们分别后就没有再见面。 (After they parted, they never saw each other again.)
- 2 请把这些水果分别放在不同的篮子里。 (Please put these fruits in different baskets.)
- 3 老师和学生分别发表了意见。 (The teacher and the student expressed their opinions respectively.)
- 4 我们要分别对待这两个问题。 (We need to treat these two issues separately.)
- 5 在路口分别走，一个向左一个向右。 (At the intersection, they parted ways, one going left and the other right.)
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