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甄別

简甄别 · 繁甄別

Mandarin · pinyin zhēn bié

to screen
to discriminate
to reexamine a case
screening (of applicants etc)

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甄: zhēn · to examine, discern; to grade; a surname
別: Look up this written character
别: bié · separate, other; do not

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1–2 · zhen1 bie2

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jan1 bit6

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verb

to examine and distinguish; to screen; to distinguish
to reexamine a case

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