别 bié in a sentence
Depart (distinguish - do not - to pin - other)
别 (bié) means Depart (distinguish - do not - to pin - other). Below are 24 of the 37 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
遇到问题 别 着急。
Yùdào wèntí bié zháojí.
Don't panic when you run into a problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 遇到
别 人的东西不能拿。
Biéren de dōngxi bù néng ná.
You mustn't take other people's things.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 别人
出门 别 忘了带护照。
Chū mén bié wàng le dài hùzhào.
Don't forget to take your passport when you go out.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 带
别 担心，问题不大。
Bié dānxīn, wèntí bú dà.
Don't worry, it's not a big problem.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 担心
过去的事就 别 想了。
Guòqù de shì jiù bié xiǎng le.
Stop thinking about what's past.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 过去
这个地方特 别 安静。
Zhège dìfang tèbié ānjìng.
This place is particularly quiet.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 特别
别 忘记明天的会议。
Bié wàngjì míngtiān de huìyì.
Don't forget tomorrow's meeting.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 忘记
From the graded readers
我特 别 高兴，可是也特 别 害怕。
wǒ tèbié gāoxìng, kěshì yě tèbié hàipà.
I was thrilled, and also terrified.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
他说：“ 别 看地上，看前面。”
tā shuō:" bié kàn / kān dìshàng, kàn / kān qiánmian."
He said, "Don't look at the ground — look ahead."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
去年下半年，我的压力特 别 大。
qùnián xià bàn nián, wǒ de(possessive) yālì tèbié dà.
In the second half of last year I was under enormous pressure.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
刚开始休息的时候，我特 别 不习惯。
gāng kāishǐ xiūxi de / dì shíhou, wǒ tèbié bù xíguàn.
At first I found resting extremely uncomfortable.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Facing Pressure
我站在路边喘气，觉得自己特 别 可笑。
wǒ zhàn zài lùbiān chuǎn qì, juéde zìjǐ tèbié kěxiào.
I stood by the road getting my breath back, feeling faintly ridiculous.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
那天下着雨，我特 别 想找个理由不去。
nà / nèi tiānxià zhāo / zhaó / zhe / zhù / zhuó yǔ, wǒ tèbié xiǎng zhǎo gè lǐyóu bù qù.
It was raining, and I badly wanted an excuse not to go.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
答应得越多， 别 人越觉得那是应该的。
dāying dé / děi / de yuè duō, biérén yuè juéde nàshì yīnggāi de / dì.
The more I agreed to, the more it was simply expected.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Learning to Say No
她抱了我一下，说：“ 别 送了，回去吧。”
tā bào le / liǎo / liào wǒ yīxià, shuō:" bié sòng le / liǎo / liào, huíqu bā."
She hugged me and said, "Don't see me off any further — go back."
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
李老师跟我说：“慢一点儿没关系， 别 停下来。”
lǐ lǎoshī gēn wǒ shuō:" màn yīdiǎn ér méiguānxi, bié tíngxìalái."
Teacher Li said to me, "Slower is fine — just don't stop."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
我以前不太喜欢吃月饼，可是那天觉得特 别 好吃。
wǒ yǐqián bù tài xǐhuan chī yuè bǐng, kěshì nà / nèi tiān juéde tèbié hǎo / hào chī.
I'd never much liked mooncakes, but that night they tasted wonderful.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
我从小就喜欢画画，可是上大学的时候选了 别 的专业。
wǒ cóngxiǎo jiù xǐhuan huà huà, kěshì shàng dàxué de / dì shíhou xuǎn le / liǎo / liào biéde zhuānyè.
I'd loved drawing since I was small, but at university I chose a different subject.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
From the travel phrasebook
有 别 的颜色吗？
Yǒu bié de yánsè ma?
Do you have another colour?
Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining
别 appears in 37 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 别
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Questions about 别
How is 别 used in a sentence?
This page shows 37 sentences using 别 (bié, "Depart (distinguish - do not - to pin - other)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 别 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 别 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 别 an HSK word?
Yes — 别 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 别?
The dictionary page for 别 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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