How common it is
分别 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say fēnbié slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
分别表示各自、分开来。
fēn bié biǎo shì gè zì 、 fēn kāi lái。
分别 means separately or each on its own.
Context note
分别常用于比较、说明和安排。
fēn bié cháng yòng yú bǐ jiào 、 shuō míng hé ān pái。
It is often used for comparison, explanation, and arrangements.
5 examples
他们分别住在不同的城市。
tā men fēn bié zhù zài bù tóng de chéng shì。
They live in different cities respectively.
请把两种颜色分别放好。
qǐng bǎ liǎng zhǒng yán sè fēn bié fàng hǎo。
Please put the two colors separately.
我和妹妹分别点了不同的菜。
wǒ hé mèi mei fēn bié diǎn le bù tóng de cài。
My sister and I ordered different dishes separately.
这两个问题分别很简单。
zhè liǎng gè wèn tí fēn bié hěn jiǎn dān。
These two questions are simple respectively.
大家分别回家了。
dà jiā fēn bié huí jiā le。
Everyone went home separately.
5 mini stories
会议结束后，大家分别回到各自的办公室。
huì yì jié shù hòu， dà jiā fēn bié huí dào gè zì de bàn gōng shì。
After the meeting, everyone returned separately to their own offices.
老师让学生分别回答问题。
lǎo shī ràng xué shēng fēn bié huí dá wèn tí。
The teacher asked the students to answer separately.
两个人分别选择了不同的路线。
liǎng gè rén fēn bié xuǎn zé le bù tóng de lù xiàn。
The two people chose different routes separately.
他们分别负责不同的任务。
tā men fēn bié fù zé bù tóng de rèn wu。
They were separately responsible for different tasks.
请把这些文件分别放进两个文件夹。
qǐng bǎ zhè xiē wén jiàn fēn bié fàng jìn liǎng gè wén jiàn jiá。
Please put these documents separately into two folders.