Usage note
区别表示不同之处。
qū bié biǎo shì bù tóng zhī chù。
Difference means a point that is not the same.
Context note
区别常用于比较两个事物。
qū bié cháng yòng yú bǐ jiào liǎng gè shì wù。
Difference is often used when comparing two things.
5 examples
这两个词有区别。
zhè liǎng gè cí yǒu qū bié。
These two words have a difference.
你能看出区别吗？
nǐ néng kàn chū qū bié ma？
Can you see the difference?
两者的区别很小。
liǎng zhě de qū bié hěn xiǎo。
The difference between the two is small.
我不太明白区别。
wǒ bú tài míng bái qū bié。
I do not quite understand the difference.
颜色上的区别很明显。
yán sè shàng de qū bié hěn míng xiǎn。
The difference in color is obvious.
5 mini stories
老师给我们讲了两个词的区别。
lǎo shī gěi wǒ men jiǎng le liǎng gè cí de qū bié。
The teacher explained the difference between the two words.
我看了很久，还是没发现区别。
wǒ kàn le hěn jiǔ， hái shì méi fā xiàn qū bié。
I looked for a long time and still could not find the difference.
这两种水果的区别很大。
zhè liǎng zhǒng shuǐ guǒ de qū bié hěn dà。
The difference between these two fruits is big.
她能清楚地说出区别。
tā néng qīng chǔ dì shuō chū qū bié。
She can clearly explain the difference.
比较以后，我们就知道区别了。
bǐ jiào yǐ hòu， wǒ men jiù zhī dào qū bié le。
After comparing, we know the difference.
Mini dialogue
找区别
A
这两幅画有什么区别？
Zhè liǎng fú huà yǒu shénme qūbié?
What's the difference between these two pictures?
B
我找到了！颜色有区别，一个深一个浅。
Wǒ zhǎodàole! Yánsè yǒu qūbié, yīgè shēn yīgè qiǎn.
I found it! There's a difference in color, one is dark and one is light.
双胞胎
A
你能看出她们的区别吗？她们是双胞胎。
Nǐ néng kàn chū tāmen de qūbié ma? Tāmen shì shuāngbāotāi.
Can you tell the difference between them? They are twins.
B
很难，但姐姐的头发短一点，这是区别。
Hěn nán, dàn jiějie de tóufa duǎn yīdiǎn, zhè shì qūbié.
It's hard, but the older sister's hair is a bit shorter, that's the difference.
Related words and contrasts
similar
不同
bùtóng
difference; different
不同 is a common way to say 'difference' or 'different'.
opposite
相同
xiāngtóng
same; identical
相同 means 'same', the opposite of 区别 (difference).