别
biéBiébiè HSK1

separate

别 (別) bié frequency
don't adverb
a negative imperative used to forbid or advise against an action

别开玩笑了。

bié kāi​wán​xiào le.

Stop joking around.

other adverb
other, another, or different

除了他，别的人都走了。

chú​le tā, bié de rén dōu zǒu le.

Everyone else has left except him.

pin verb
to fasten or clip something onto a surface using a pin or brooch

他在胸前别了一枚校徽。

tā zài xiōng qián bié le yī méi xiào​huī.

He pinned a school badge on his chest.

category noun
a noun suffix used to indicate a classification, type, or group

申请表上需要填写性别。

shēn​qǐng​biǎo shàng xū​yào tián​xiě xìng bié.

Gender needs to be filled in on the application form.

distinguish verb
to differentiate or distinguish between things

人要能辨别是非。

rén yào néng biàn bié shì​fēi.

One should be able to distinguish right from wrong.

leave verb
to leave, depart, or part from someone

别了，我亲爱的故乡！

bié le, wǒ qīn'ài de gù​xiāng!

Farewell, my dear hometown!

stick in verb
to stick in or insert something, especially to hinder movement or jam a mechanism

用棍子把门别住。

yòng gùn​zi bǎ mén bié zhù.

Use a stick to wedge the door shut.

turn away verb
to turn aside or avert one's face or gaze

他别过脸去，不愿看我。

tā bié guò liǎn qù, bù yuàn kàn wǒ.

He turned his face away, unwilling to look at me.

special adverb
uncommon, unique, or special

这种植物的形状别有姿态。

zhè zhǒng zhí​wù de xíng​zhuàng bié yǒu zī​tài.

This plant has a unique and distinctive shape.

别 (別) Bié
Bie proper name
surname Bie

别先生是我们这栋家属楼里公认的热心肠。

Bié xiān​sheng shì wǒ​men zhè dòng jiā​shǔ lóu lǐ gōng​rèn de rè​xīn​cháng.

Mr. Bie is a well-known kind-hearted person in our residential building.

别 (彆) biè
influence change verb
to make someone change their ways or opinions

哪怕他的脾气再硬，我也能把他别过来。

nǎ​pà tā de pí​qi zài yìng, wǒ yě néng bǎ tā biè guò​lái.

No matter how stubborn he is, I can talk him around.

Frequency
Character
Written text
222nd most common 964.5 per million
Movie subtitles
79th most common 2178.3 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
2082.6 per million appears in 98% of films
Written text
294.6 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 2
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Traditional
別彆
Strokes
7
Unicode
U+522B

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)