特别
tè bié 4–2
unusual; special; very; especially; particularly; expressly; for a specific purpose; (often followed by 是) in particular
- Characters
- 2
- 特 · 别
- Syllables
- 2
- tè bié
- Frequency
- Common
- corpus count 541
Part of speech: d,a
Character by character
- 特tè10 strokesHSK 2special, unique, distinguished
- 别bié7 strokesHSK 1 traditional 別separate, other; do not
Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.
Example sentences
他们很特别。
Tā men hěn tè bié
They're special.
她特别想去。
Tā tè bié xiǎng qù
She so wants to go.
我们很特别。
Wǒ men hěn tè bié
We're special.
我们是特别的。
Wǒ men shì tè bié de
We're special.
Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.
Words with the same characters
These words share at least one character with 特别. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.
- 别biéHSK 1
to leave; to part (from); (literary) to differentiate; to distinguish; (bound form) other; another; different; don't ...!; to fasten with a pin or clip; to stick in; to insert (in order to hinder movement); (noun suffix) category (e.g. 性别, 派别)
- 别人bié renHSK 1
other people; others; other person
- 别的bié deHSK 1
else; other
- 特tèHSK 6
special; unique; distinguished; especially; unusual; very; abbr. for 斯, tex
- 特殊tè shūHSK 4
special; particular; unusual; extraordinary
- 区别qū biéHSK 3
difference; to distinguish; to discriminate; to make a distinction
- 分别fēn biéHSK 3
to part; to leave each other; to distinguish; to tell apart; difference; distinction; in different ways; differently; separately; individually
- 独特dú tèHSK 4
unique; distinctive
- 特征tè zhēngHSK 4
characteristic; diagnostic property; distinctive feature; trait
- 特点tè diǎnHSK 2
characteristic (feature); trait; feature
- 特色tè sèHSK 3
characteristic; distinguishing feature or quality
- 告别gào biéHSK 3
to leave; to part from; to bid farewell to; to say goodbye to
- 别墅bié shùHSK 7
villa
- 级别jí biéHSK 7
(military) rank; level; grade
- 差别chā biéHSK 5
difference; distinction; disparity
- 特定tè dìngHSK 5
special; specific; designated; particular
- 识别shí biéHSK 7
to distinguish; to discern; to identify; to recognize
- 特意tè yìHSK 6
specially; intentionally
- 个别gè biéHSK 4
individually; one by one; just one or two; exceptional; rare
- 性别xìng biéHSK 3
gender; sex
- 别说bié shuōHSK 7
to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 特地tè dìHSK 6
specially; for a special purpose
- 特权tè quánHSK 7
prerogative; privilege; privileged
- 特性tè xìngHSK 5
property; characteristic