Word

别的 (bié de) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

Meaning of 别的

代 dài pronoun

other

我没有别的问题了。

wǒ méi yǒu bié de wèn tí le

I don't have any other questions.

Word breakdown

别 bié — other, different, separate

的 de — structural particle that forms a pronoun

1 有的 yǒu de — some HSK 1
- 有 have, exist (forms the base meaning of possession/existence)
- 的 nominalizing particle (converts the verb into a pronoun meaning 'some ones')
Example

有的人喜欢喝茶，有的人喜欢喝咖啡。

yǒu de rén xǐ huan hē chá yǒu de rén xǐ huan hē kā fēi

Some people like to drink tea, some people like to drink coffee.
2 的话 de huà — if HSK 3
- 的 forms conditional structure with 话; contributes to 'if' meaning
- 话 completes conditional marker with 的; literally 'words/speech' but forms 'if' when combined
Example

你有时间的话，我们一起去看电影。

nǐ yǒu shí jiān de huà wǒ men yì qǐ qù kàn diàn yǐng

If you have time, let's go watch a movie together.
3 似的 shì de — like HSK 5
- 似 resemblance, similarity
- 的 particle forming a comparative suffix
Example

天空蓝得像大海似的。

tiān kōng lán de xiàng dà hǎi shì de

The sky is blue like the ocean.

Structure & writing

1 别 bié — to part; to separate

Xpinyin

别 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 另 lìng — other; another

另 is a component in 2 characters

HSK 2

别 bié to part; to separate

HSK 6

拐 guǎi to turn; to change direction

1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)

刂 is a component in 38 characters

HSK 1

到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study

HSK 2

别 bié to part; to separate

HSK 3

刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

HSK 4

划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')

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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank

HSK 5

创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)

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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime

HSK 6

刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')

HSK 7

刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms

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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order

2 的 de — structural particle used after an attributive: ① general modifier before a noun ② possessive modifier ③ attributive is a person's name or pronoun, head noun is a role or identity ④ head noun combines with a preceding verb to express an action, attributive is the object of that action

Xpinyin

的 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 白 bái — white (color like snow or milk, opposite of black)

白 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

百 bǎi hundred (the number 100) 的 de structural particle used after an attributive: ① general modifier before a noun ② possessive modifier ③ attributive is a person's name or pronoun, head noun is a role or identity ④ head noun combines with a preceding verb to express an action, attributive is the object of that action

HSK 3

怕 pà to fear; to be afraid of 拍 pāi to slap or pat with the palm or a flat object 泉 quán spring water

HSK 4

貌 mào appearance, looks

HSK 6