HSK 6 · Verbs

区分 qūfēn “to distinguish” in Chinese

Traditional 區分

What 区分 means

  1. to distinguish
  2. to differentiate
  3. to draw a distinction
  4. to divide into categories

How to say 区分

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale区qū1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale分fēn1st tone, high and level

区分 in a sentence

  1. 现实和幻想是很难区分的。

    Xiànshí hé huànxiǎng shì hěn nán qūfēn de.

    Reality and fantasy are hard to distinguish.

    Sentence #757459 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 这对双胞胎没法区分。

    Zhè duì shuāngbāotāi méifǎ qūfēn.

    There’s no telling these twins apart.

    Sentence #5558535 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 密码不正确，请再试一次。密码需区分大小写。

    Mìmǎ bú zhèngquè, qǐng zài shì yí cì. Mìmǎ xū qūfēn dàxiǎoxiě.

    The password is incorrect. Please try again. Passwords are case-sensitive.

    Sentence #13527862 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 区分 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 区 (qū) with each of its parts in a different colour
区qūarea
  • 匸hiding · xì
  • 乂to govern · yì
The character 分 (fēn) with each of its parts in a different colour
分fēnto divide; to separate
  • 八eight · bā
  • 刀knife · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刀 cutting something into two 八: to divide.

How to write 区分

区 4 strokes · 分 4 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

区分 (qūfēn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 区分 (qūfēn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 区分

Words with 区

小区xiǎoqū · residential estate区qū · district郊区jiāoqū · suburban district区别qūbié · difference地区dìqū · region区域qūyù · area社区shèqū · community

Words with 分

分钟fēnzhōng · minute分fēn · divide得分défēn · to score (points)分开fēnkāi · to separate部分bùfen · part十分shífēn · very百分之bǎifēnzhī · per cent分手fēnshǒu · to break up分别fēnbié · to part分析fēnxī · to analyse

More words: Thinking & Talking

请教qǐngjiào · to ask for advice倾听qīngtīng · to listen attentively权衡quánhéng · to weigh up确信quèxìn · to be convinced嚷rǎng · to shout让步ràngbù · to concede饶恕ráoshù · to forgive认定rèndìng · to be convinced

FAQs

区分 (qūfēn) means “to distinguish” or “to differentiate”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qūfēn: qū with a 1st tone, then fēn with a 1st tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 区分 is written 區分. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qufen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 区分 from the suggestions. Typing qufen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
区分 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.