Usage of the character 別

The Conqueror Bids Farewell to His Favorite Concubine (tragic opera by Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳／梅兰芳 ( Méi Lánfāng))
Farewell My Concubine (1993 film by Chen Kaige)

biékāishēngmiàn

别开生面

[別開生面]

to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
to break fresh ground

biéwútāfǎ

别无他法

[別無他法]

there is no alternative

biéyǒuyòngxīn

别有用心

[別有用心]

to have an ulterior motive (idiom)

jiǔbiéchóngféng

久别重逢

[久別重逢]

to meet again after a long period of separation

biéchūxīncái

别出心裁

[別出心裁]

to hit on sth new (idiom); to display originality
to adopt an original approach

biéshùyīzhì

别树一帜

[別樹一幟]

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
to stand out
to develop one's own school
to have attitude of one's own

shǒuxiěshíbié

手写识别

[手寫識別]

handwriting recognition

Wūzībiékè

乌孜别克

[烏孜別克]

Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang

yíqíngbiéliàn

移情别恋

[移情別戀]

change of affection, shift of love (idiom); to change one's feelings to another love
to fall in love with sb else

biéyǒuyùnwèi

别有韵味

[別有韻味]

to have quite a lasting charm

biéshùyīqí

别树一旗

[別樹一旗]

lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
to stand out
to develop one's own school
to have attitude of one's own

línbiézèngyán

临别赠言

[臨別贈言]

words of advice on parting

yǔshìyǒngbié

与世永别

[與世永別]

to die

shèpínshíbié

射频识别

[射頻識別]

radio-frequency identification (RFID)

qiānchāwànbié

千差万别

[千差萬別]

(idiom) extremely diverse
to vary greatly

yǔyīnshíbié

语音识别

[語音識別]

speech recognition

Wūzībiékè

乌兹别克

[烏茲別克]

Uzbek
abbr. for Uzbekistan

àibiélíkǔ

爱别离苦

[愛別離苦]

(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦 (bākǔ)

líqíngbiéxù

离情别绪

[離情別緒]

sad feeling at separation (idiom)

rénliǎnshíbié

人脸识别

[人臉識別]

(computing) facial recognition
(cognitive pyschology) face perception

méiyǒuchābié

没有差别

[沒有差別]

there is no difference
it makes no difference

tèbiékèchuàn

特别客串

[特別客串]

special guest performer (in a show)
special guest appearance (in film credits)

biéwúxuǎnzé

别无选择

[別無選擇]

to have no other choice

bùcí'érbié

不辞而别

[不辭而別]

to leave without saying good-bye

biétàikèqi

别太客气

[別太客氣]

lit. no excessive politeness
Don't mention it!
You're welcome!
Please don't stand on ceremony.

biéwútāwù

别无他物

[別無他物]

nothing else

biéjùjiàngxīn

别具匠心

[別具匠心]

to show ingenuity
(of a design) clever
brilliantly conceived

lìngdāngbiélùn

另当别论

[另當別論]

to treat differently
another cup of tea

biéyǒutiāndì

别有天地

[別有天地]

enchanting scenery
beautiful surroundings
world of its own

biéwúchángwù

别无长物

[別無長物]

to possess nothing except bare necessities
to live a poor or frugal life

biéjùyīgé

别具一格

[別具一格]

having a unique or distinctive style

xìngbiéjuésè

性别角色

[性別角色]

gender role

tèbiéhùlǐ

特别护理

[特別護理]

intensive care

biéláiwúyàng

别来无恙

[別來無恙]

(literary) I trust you have been well since we last met

fēnménbiélèi

分门别类

[分門別類]

(idiom) to organize by categories; to classify

shēnglísǐbié

生离死别

[生離死別]

separated in life and death
to part for ever

biéwútāyòng

别无他用

[別無他用]

to have no other use or purpose (idiom)

tiānchādìbié

天差地别

[天差地別]

(idiom) poles apart; as different as can be

tiānrǎngzhībié

天壤之别

[天壤之別]

lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom)
fig. night and day difference
opposite extremes
a world of difference
a far cry from

Lièbièjiéfū

列别杰夫

[列別傑夫]

Lebedev or Lebedyev (Russian name)

tèbiégǎnxiè

特别感谢

[特別感謝]

special thanks
particular thanks

tèbiédàiyù

特别待遇

[特別待遇]

special treatment

qǐngbiéjiànguài

请别见怪

[請別見怪]

please don't be upset
no hard feelings
absit iniuria verbis
let injury by words be absent

liántǐbiéshù

联体别墅

[聯體別墅]

townhouse

biéjùzhīyǎn

别具只眼

[別具隻眼]

see 獨具隻眼／独具只眼 (dújùzhīyǎn)

xìngbiéqíshì

性别歧视

[性別歧視]

sex discrimination
sexism

Hànchéng Tèbiéshì

汉城特别市

[漢城特別市]

Hanseong Special Metropolitan City, old name for Seoul, capital of Korea

yítǐgàobiéshì

遗体告别式

[遺體告別式]

funeral

xiǎobiéshèngxīnhūn

小别胜新婚

[小別勝新婚]

reunion after an absence is sweeter than being newlyweds (idiom)
absence makes the heart grow fonder

Shuānghútèbiéqū

双湖特别区

[雙湖特別區]

Shuanghu special district, Tibetan: Mtsho gnyis don gcod khru'u, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區／那曲地区 ( Nàqǔdìqū), central Tibet

Wūzībiékèzú

乌孜别克族

[烏孜別克族]

Uzbek ethnic group of Xinjiang

Shǒu'ěr Tèbiéshì

首尔特别市

[首爾特別市]

Seoul Special Metropolitan City, official name of the capital of South Korea

tèbiéxíngzhèngqū

特别行政区

[特別行政區]

special administrative region (SAR), of which there are two in the PRC: Hong Kong 香港 and Macau 澳門／澳门
refers to many different areas during late Qing, foreign occupation, warlord period and Nationalist government
refers to special zones in North Korea and Indonesia

Tèbié Rènwulián

特别任务连

[特別任務連]

Special Duties Unit, Hong Kong special police

shēnfènshíbiékǎ

身份识别卡

[身份識別卡]

identification card
ID card

Wūzībiékèrén

乌兹别克人

[烏茲別克人]

Uzbek (person)

Wūzībiékèyǔ

乌孜别克语

[烏孜別克語]

Uzbek language

Wūzībiékèzú

乌兹别克族

[烏茲別克族]

the Uzbek people (race)

tèbiétíkuǎnquán

特别提款权

[特別提款權]

special drawing rights (SDR), international currency of the IMF

Biéhèjiélièfū

别赫捷列夫

[別赫捷列夫]

Vladimir Mikhailovich Bekhterev (1857-1927), Russian neurologist and psychiatrist

xìngbiérèntóngzhàng'ài

性别认同障碍

[性別認同障礙]

gender identity disorder (GID)
gender dysphoria

Píngshěntuán Tèbiéjiǎng

评审团特别奖

[評審團特別獎]

Special Jury Prize, award at the Venice Film Festival

guāngxuézìfúshíbié

光学字符识别

[光學字符識別]

optical character recognition (OCR)

Wūzībiékèsītǎn

乌滋别克斯坦

[烏滋別克斯坦]

Uzbekistan

Wūzībiékèsītǎn

乌兹别克斯坦

[烏茲別克斯坦]

Uzbekistan

gǔdōngtèbiédàhuì

股东特别大会

[股東特別大會]

special shareholders' meeting

Jìzhōutèbiézìzhìdào

济州特别自治道

[濟州特別自治道]

Jeju island special autonomous province, South Korea, a World Heritage site

biérenqiānlünǐbájuézi

别人牵驴你拔橛子

[別人牽驢你拔橛子]

lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

chībiérénjiáoguòdemóbùxiāng

吃别人嚼过的馍不香

[吃別人嚼過的饃不香]

lit. bread previously chewed by someone has no flavor (idiom)
fig. there's no joy in discovering something if someone else got there first

rénqúnguǎnlǐtèbiéyòngtúchē

人群管理特别用途车

[人群管理特別用途車]

specialized crowd management vehicle, a riot control vehicle equipped with a water cannon, commonly known as water cannon vehicle 水炮車／水炮车 (shuǐpàochē)

Zhōngyāng Rénmín Zhèngfǔ Zhù Xiānggǎng Tèbié Xíngzhèngqū Liánluò Bàngōngshì

中央人民政府驻香港特别行政区联络办公室

[中央人民政府駐香港特別行政區聯絡辦公室]

Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region