HSK 3 · Management & Basics

区别

qū bié

difference; to distinguish

Stroke order of 区别

2 characters, 11 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

区 · 4 strokes 别 · 7 strokes

Memory trick

A box 区 and a split 别: differences.

Parts: 区: 匚 + 乂; 别: 另 + 刂 knife

The characters in 区别

区 qū — district; area (4 strokes)
别 bié — don't (7 strokes)

Example sentence

这两个词有什么区别？

What's the difference between these two words?

Words with 区

地区area; region 区district; area

Words with 别

别人other people 别的other 别don't 特别special; especially 性别gender 告别to say goodbye 分别to part; respectively; difference

More words: Management & Basics

管to manage; to care about 管理to manage; management 基本basic; basically 基本上basically; mainly 基础foundation; basis 根本fundamental; at all 绝对absolute; absolutely 重大major; important 正式formal; official 需求demand; need 需要to need; needs 分配to distribute; to assign 分组to divide into groups 组合to combine; combination 整理to tidy up; to sort out 分别to part; respectively; difference

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