HSK 6 · Verbs

识别 shíbié “to identify” in Chinese

Traditional 識別

What 识别 means

  1. to identify
  2. to distinguish
  3. to discern
  4. to recognise

How to say 识别

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale识shí2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale别bié2nd tone, rising

识别 in a sentence

  1. 这个软件可以识别手写的汉字。

    Zhè ge ruǎnjiàn kěyǐ shíbié shǒuxiě de hànzì.

    This software can recognise handwritten Chinese characters.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 学会识别假消息很重要。

    Xuéhuì shíbié jiǎ xiāoxi hěn zhòngyào.

    It’s important to learn to spot fake news.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 识别 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 识 (shí) with each of its parts in a different colour
识shíto know
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 只only · zhǐSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 只 (zhǐ) hints at the sound. Compare it with shí.

The character 别 (bié) with each of its parts in a different colour
别biéto leave; to part
  • 另another · lìng
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāo

Memory aidA knife 刂 cutting things apart: to separate. As a command, 别 means “don't”.

How to write 识别

识 7 strokes · 别 7 strokes

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

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

Words related to 识别

Words with 识

认识rènshi · to know (someone)知识zhīshi · knowledge常识chángshí · common sense意识yìshi · consciousness见多识广jiànduōshíguǎng · well-informed and experienced

Words with 别

别bié · don’t别人biéren · other people特别tèbié · special别的biéde · other区别qūbié · difference性别xìngbié · gender分别fēnbié · to part告别gàobié · to say goodbye个别gèbié · individual别墅biéshù · villa

More words: Thinking & Talking

认可rènkě · to approve撒谎sāhuǎng · to lie擅长shàncháng · to be good at设想shèxiǎng · to imagine示意shìyì · to signal疏忽shūhu · to neglect思索sīsuǒ · to ponder算数suànshù · to count (be valid)

FAQs

识别 (shíbié) means “to identify” or “to distinguish”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it shíbié: shí with a 2nd tone, then bié with a 2nd 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, 识别 is written 識別. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type shibie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 识别 from the suggestions. Typing shibie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
识别 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 written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.