HSK 2 · HSK 5 · adverb · verb

别

bié / bié

don't (imperative)

1

don't (imperative)

上课别玩手机。

Shàngkè bié wán shǒujī.

Don't play with your phone in class.

2

to leave; to distinguish

这两个字很难分别。

Zhè liǎng ge zì hěn nán fēnbié.

These two characters are hard to tell apart.

外面很冷,别出去。

Wàimiàn hěn lěng, bié chūqù.

It's cold outside; don't go out.

别动我的电脑!

Bié dòng wǒ de diànnǎo!

Don't touch my computer!

别的衣服都很贵。

Biéde yīfu dōu hěn guì.

The other clothes are all very expensive.