辨 biàn

1. biàn verb to distinguish; to recognize
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 分别 or 判别 (Guoyu '辨' v 1; Kroll 2015 '辨' 1, p. 22; Unihan '辨'; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 2310; XHZD '辨', p. 45)
2. biàn verb to debate; to argue
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As a variant of 辩 (Guoyu '辨' v 2; Kroll 2015 '辨' 2, p. 22)
3. biàn noun argument
   Domain: Literature 文学
   Notes: As a genre of literature (Guoyu '辨' n)
4. biàn adjective distinct
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '辨' 1b, p. 22)

Contained in

• 明辨是非 to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
• 分辨 to distinguish; to differentiate; to resolve
• 八纲辨证(八綱辨證) pattern-syndrome identification based on the eight principles (TCM)
• 高分辨率 high resolution
• 辨识(辨識) to identify; to recognize
• 辨证施治(辨證施治) diagnosis and treatment based on an overall analysis of the illness and the patient's condition
• 见貌辨色(見貌辨色) observe facial expression and how it changes
• 是非莫辨 unable to distinguish right and wrong
• 辨正 to correct
• 明辨 to discern; to distinguish clearly
• 不辨菽麦(不辨菽麥) cannot tell beans from wheat; ignorant of practical matters
• 鉴毛辨色(鑒毛辨色) observe facial expression and how it changes
• 真伪莫辨(真偽莫辨) can't judge true or false; unable to distinguish the genuine from the fake
• 分辨率 resolution
• 辨折 to debate; to explain
• 辨明 to clarify; to distinguish; to elucidate
• 辨士 pence; penny
• 辨析 to discriminate
• 鉴貌辨色(鑒貌辨色) be aware of facial expression and how it changes
• 辨证(辨證) to investigate
• 辨认(辨認) to recognize; to identify
• 真假难辨(真假難辨) hard to distinguish real from imitation
• 辨理 clear logic
• 辨别力(辨別力) discrimination; power of discrimination
• 折辨 to debate; to explain
• 辨别(辨別) to differentiate; to distinguish; to discriminate
• 辨证论治(辨證論治) holistic diagnosis and treatment (TCM)

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 36
• 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 34
• 卷二百〇二 志第一百五十五 藝文一 Volume 202 Treatises 155: Arts and Literature 1 History of Song 宋史 — count: 33
• 天官冢宰 第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 24
• 卷四十四 志第二十四: 職官三 Volume 44 Treatises 24: Government Service 3 Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 24
• 卷九十六 志第七十二 藝文一 Volume 96 Treatises 72: Arts and Literature 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 24
• 卷八　齊一 Chapter 8: Qi I Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 23
• 夏官司馬 第四 4. Offices of Summer and Minister of War Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 20
• 正名篇第二十二 Chapter 22: Correcting Names Xunzi 荀子 — count: 17
• 卷五十九　　　　志第四十九　　藝文三 Volume 59 Treatises 55: The Arts 3 New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 15

Collocations

• 辨九 (辨九) 辨九穀之物 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 5
• 辨方正 (辨方正) 辨方正位 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 天官冢宰 第一 1. Office of the Heaven and Prime Minister — count: 5
• 辨六 (辨六) 辨六粢之名物與其用 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 5
• 辨吉 (辨吉) 辨吉兇之五服 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites — count: 4
• 辨外 (辨外) 辨外內 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《內則》 The Pattern of the Family — count: 4
• 辨贵贱 (辨貴賤) 辨貴賤 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《仲尼燕居》 Zhong-ni at Home at Ease — count: 3
• 辨姓 (辨姓) 男女辨姓 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 男女辨 (男女辨) 男女辨姓 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 辨物 (辨物) 以陳肆辨物而平市 — Rites of Zhou 周禮, 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare — count: 3
• 辨异 (辨異) 禮辨異 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《樂記》 Record of Music — count: 3