Usage note
差别表示不同之处。
chā bié biǎo shì bù tóng zhī chù。
差别 means the difference between things.
Context note
差别常用于比较和分析。
chā bié cháng yòng yú bǐ jiào hé fēn xī。
It is often used for comparison and analysis.
5 examples
这两者差别很大。
zhè liǎng zhě chā bié hěn dà。
There is a big difference between these two.
你能看出差别吗？
nǐ néng kàn chū chā bié ma？
Can you see the difference?
他们之间没有太大差别。
tā men zhī jiān méi yǒu tài dà chā bié。
There is not much difference between them.
请比较一下差别。
qǐng bǐ jiào yí xià chā bié。
Please compare the differences.
差别主要在这里。
chā bié zhǔ yào zài zhè lǐ。
The difference is mainly here.
5 mini stories
老师让学生找出差别。
lǎo shī ràng xué shēng zhǎo chū chā bié。
The teacher asked the students to find the differences.
这两张照片差别不大。
zhè liǎng zhāng zhào piàn chā bié bú dà。
The difference between these two photos is not big.
他发现了价格上的差别。
tā fā xiàn le jià gé shàng de chā bié。
He found a difference in price.
理解差别有助于学习。
lǐ jiě chā bié yǒu zhù yú xué xí。
Understanding differences helps with learning.
这次比较让大家看清了差别。
zhè cì bǐ jiào ràng dà jiā kàn qīng le chā bié。
This comparison helped everyone see the difference clearly.
Mini dialogue
找不同
A
这两张图有什么差别？
Zhè liǎng zhāng tú yǒu shénme chābié?
What's the difference between these two pictures?
B
我找到了！颜色的差别很大。
Wǒ zhǎodào le! Yánsè de chābié hěn dà.
I found it! The difference in color is big.
双胞胎
A
他们长得一样，没有差别。
Tāmen zhǎng de yīyàng, méiyǒu chābié.
They look the same. There's no difference.
B
仔细看，性格的差别很大。
Zǐxì kàn, xìnggé de chābié hěn dà.
Look closely. The difference in personality is big.
Related words and contrasts
similar
不同
bùtóng
different; not the same
A common way to say things are not alike.
opposite
相同
xiāngtóng
same; identical
Means there is no difference at all.
related
特点
tèdiǎn
special feature; characteristic
A point that makes something different from others.