ZiMaster Dictionary My decks

Word

鉴别 (jiàn bié) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

鉴别 (jiàn bié) is a Chinese word: to identify, to distinguish. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 鉴别

动 dòng verb

to identify, to distinguish

专家可以鉴别真假古董。

zhuān jiā kě yǐ jiàn bié zhēn jiǎ gǔ dǒng

Experts can identify authentic antiques from fakes.

Log in to add your own translations

Word breakdown

鉴 jiàn — to examine, to appraise

Words with this character (4)

别 bié — to distinguish, to differentiate

Words with this character (23)
Show more (+18)
Structure & writing
1 鉴 jiàn — bronze mirror (polished on one side to reflect the face)

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

鉴 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 别 bié — to part; to separate
Xpinyin

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

consists of

2.1 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
2.2 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')
Show more HSK 4 characters (+3)
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)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+1)
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
Show more HSK 7 characters (+5)
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