彆 [别]

Jyutping bit3
Pinyin biè

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to hold back
  2. character
    to make somebody change their opinion; to dissuade
  3. character
    ends of bow

彆 [－]

Jyutping bit3
Pinyin biè

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to make sb change their ways, opinions etc/to dissuade from/to win over/awkward
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. awkward
  2. Cangjie Input
    FKN

彆 [别]

Jyutping
Pinyin biè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to make sb change their ways, opinions etc
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    算了吧，别气恼了。上来吧！
    算了吧，彆氣惱了。上來吧！
    suàn le ba ， bié qì nǎo le 。 shàng lái ba ！
    • Quit complaining and climb!
  2. Mandarin
    别着急，今天下午你就可得到答复了.
    彆着急，今天下午你就可得到答覆了.
    bié zháo jí ， jīn tiān xià wǔ nǐ jiù kě dé dào dá fù le .
    • Don't worry, you shall get the answer this afternoon.
  3. Mandarin
    别着急，慢慢说。
    彆着急，慢慢説。
    bié zháo jí ， màn màn shuō 。
    • Don't be nervous, speak slowly.
  4. Mandarin
    别着急，我们马上就来。
    彆着急，我們馬上就來。
    bié zháo jí ， wǒ men mǎ shàng jiù lái 。
    • Don't worry, we're on our way.
    • Don't worry. We're now coming.
  5. Mandarin
    牛不喝水别强摁头。
    牛不喝水彆強摁頭。
    niú bù hē shuǐ bié qiáng èn tóu 。
    • You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    甚至闹起别扭来，她们也是拉帮结派的去。
    甚至鬧起彆扭來，她們也是拉幫結派的去。
    shèn zhì nào qǐ biè niǔ lái ， tā men yě shì lā bāng jié pài de qù ．
    • Even if they were going through a rough patch, they would still go in split-up groups.
  2. Mandarin
    甚至闹起别扭来，她们也是拉帮结派的。
    甚至鬧起彆扭來，她們也是拉幫結派的。
    shèn zhì nào qǐ biè niǔ lái ， tā men yě shì lā bāng jié pài de ．
    • Even if they were going through a rough patch they would still go in split-up groups.
  3. Mandarin
    有话快说，别扭扭捏捏的。
    有話快説，彆扭扭捏捏的。
    yǒu huà kuài shuō ， bié niǔ niǔ niē niē de ．
    • If you have something to say, say it, don't act shy.
  4. Mandarin
    这一段有点儿别扭，把它修改一下吧。
    這一段有點兒彆扭，把它修改一下吧。
    zhè yī duàn yǒu diǎn r5 biè niu ， bǎ tā xiū gǎi yī xià ba ．
    • This paragraph is a little awkward. Try to fix it.
  5. Mandarin
    上口字与相邻的字连念感到别扭时，可以不上口。
    上口字與相鄰的字連念感到彆扭時，可以不上口。
    shàng kǒu zì yǔ xiāng lín de zì lián niàn gǎn dào biè niu shí ， kě yǐ bù shàng kǒu ．
    • When the pronunciation of characters with traditional operatic pronunciations and that of the adjacent characters cause awkwardness when read in sequence, it is not necessary to use the traditional pronunciation.