HSK 1 · Yes & no

别

bié

don't

Stroke order of 别

别 is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Another '另' person holds a knife '刂': don't come near!

Parts: 另 other + 刂 knife

Example sentence

别说话，老师来了。

Don't talk, the teacher is coming.

Words with 别

别人other people 别的other 特别special; especially 性别gender 告别to say goodbye 区别difference; to distinguish 分别to part; respectively; difference

More words: Yes & no

不not; no 没not (have); did not 没有not have; there is not; did not 不大not very; not often 不用no need 对right; correct; towards 不对incorrect 错wrong; mistake 是不是is it or not

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