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（離別） part; leave each other
They were parted for years.
他們已分別多年了。
（辨別） distinguish; differentiate
differentiate the important from the less important and the urgent from the less urgent; do things in order of importance and urgency
分別輕重緩急
distinguish good from evil
分別善惡
（不同） difference
without any difference
毫無分別
treat differently
分別對待
There is no difference between the two.
兩者之間沒有任何分別。
（各自） respectively; separately
have a talk with them separately
分別和他們談話
Cadres have gone down to different grass-roots units to take part in manual labour.
干部們分別下基層參加勞動去了。