别 [bié]

• 动词
  • （分离;离别） leave; take one's departure:

    say good-bye;

    话别

    leave; part from; say good-bye;

    告别

  • （区分） differentiate; distinguish:

    determine whether it's true or false;

    别其真伪

    classify; put into different categories

    分门别类

  • （用别针固定物体） pin up:

    pin a collar flower;

    别上领花

    with a big red flower pinned on one's breast;

    胸前别着大红花

  • （转动; 转变） turn:

    turned one's head;

    把头别了过去

    lift up a leg

    别起一条腿

  • （插住; 卡住） stick in:

    bolt the door;

    把门别上

    with a pistol stuck in one's belt

    皮带上别着一支枪

• 名词
  • （差别） distinction; difference:

    a world of difference;

    天渊之别

    distinction between sexes

    男女有别

  • （类别） classification:

    official rank;

    职别

    group; school;

    派别

  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Bie Can

    别掺

• 代词
  • （另外） other; another; some other:
  • （另外） other; another; some other:

    another place; elsewhere;

    别处

    have a distinctive interest;

    别有情趣

• 副词
  • （不要）don't:

    Don't try that stuff with me!

    别来这一套。

    No hurry.; Take your time.

    别忙!

  • （跟“是”字合用， 表示揣测） maybe:

    It's past the appointed time. Maybe he isn't coming.

    约定的时间都过了，别是他不来了吧?

别 [biè]

• 动词 (改变) change (sb.'s opinion):

  unable to dissuade; fail to talk sb. out of doing sth.

  别不过