Chinese word

差别

Pronunciation

Pinyinchā bié

Meaning

  • noundifference

Example

你能看出这两本书的差别吗？nǐ néng kàn chū zhè liáng běn shū de chā bié ma

Can you tell the difference between these two books?

Illustration for 差别 (difference)

More examples

不同年龄段之间的差别很明显。bù tóng nián líng duàn zhī jiān de chā bié hěn míng xiǎn

The differences between different age groups are very clear.

Core concept

A visible gap between comparable things in amount, level, or quality.

Common phrases

  • 存在差别cún zài chā bié

    a difference exists

  • 差别很大chā bié hěn dà

    a big difference

  • 文化差别wén huà chā bié

    cultural difference

  • 性别差别xìng bié chā bié

    gender difference

Similar words

区别qū bié: A difference used to tell things or groups apart.
差异chā yì: A difference in the qualities, states, or outcomes of things.
差距chā jù: A sizable gap between two things in quantity, level, or ability.

Definition in Chinese

表示数量、程度或性质上存在的差异，侧重于可比较的不同。biǎo shì shù liàng chéng dù huò xìng zhì shàng cún zài de chā yì cè zhòng yú kě bǐ jiào de bù tóng

Word origin

差别 (chābié, "difference") combines 差 (chā, "difference") with 别 (bié, "separate or distinguish"), framing a difference as what separates comparable things.

Usage tips

  • This noun fits questions about comparing two things, especially when the answer concerns amount, level, or quality rather than identity.

Other meanings

  • distinctionnoun

Opposites

  • 相同点xiāng tóng diǎnpoint in commonnoun
  • 共同点gòng tóng diǎncommon pointnoun

Related words

  • 差别化chā bié huàdifferentiateverb
  • 差别性chā bié xìngdistinctivenessnoun
  • 差别待遇chā bié dài yùdifferential treatmentnoun

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