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title: "Fenbian Meaning: 分辨 (to distinguish) or 粪便 (excrement)?"
description: "分辨 (fēnbiàn) means “to distinguish; to tell apart”. Not the fenbian you heard? See 粪便. Hear its tones, see what 分 and 辨 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 分辨 mean?

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分辨 fēnbiàn

## to distinguish; to tell apart

## It can also mean

- resolution (of an image) (as in 分辨率)

## Its characters

1. 分 fēn to tell apart
2. 辨 biàn to distinguish

## In a sentence

我分辨不出这两种颜色。 I can't tell these two colors apart.

一位曾在月球表面行走的宇航员后来回忆，站在月球上看地球，只能**分辨**出大片的白色，那是云层，还有几块蓝色，一点黄色，偶尔一小片绿色。

From [在太空能看见长城吗？ · Can you see the Great Wall of China from space?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/can-you-see-the-great-wall-of-china-from-space#library-word-364-366)

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## Other words said fenbian

- [粪便fènbiànexcrement](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%B2%AA%E4%BE%BF)

## More words with 分 or 辨

- [百分点 bǎifēndiǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baifendian)
- [比分 bǐfēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bifen)
- [部分 bùfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bufen)
- [成分 chéngfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chengfen)
- [充分 chōngfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongfen)
- [处分 chǔfèn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chufen)
- [得分 défēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/defen)
- [分别 fēnbié](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbie)
- [分布 fēnbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fenbu)
- [分成 fēnchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fencheng)

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