 |
Pronunciation |
: |
piàn |
|
Meaning |
: |
- a flat, thin piece;. (n)
- area. (n)
- used for slices, tablets, etc.. (measure word)
- used for a stretch of land, a water surface, etc.. (measure word)
- used with the numeral 一; used for scene, atmosphere, sound, feeling, etc.. (measure word)
- incomplete; brief. (adj)
|
Radical |
: |
片 |
Strokes |
: |
4 |
Traditional |
: |
片 |
Usage |
: |
26.2% |
Notes |
: |
also as piān |
|
Common Words / Phrases:
4. |
|
|
: |
a short while; an instant |
9. |
|
|
: |
an account given by one party only; |
Sentences:
1. Chop this meat into pieces. |
bǎ |
zhè |
xiē |
ròu |
gē |
qiē |
chéng |
piàn |
。 |
把 |
这 |
些 |
肉 |
割 |
切 |
成 |
片 |
。 |
|
|
|
把 |
: |
used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other word. |
这些 |
: |
these |
肉 |
: |
meat |
割切 |
: |
to cut |
成 |
: |
into |
片 |
: |
piece |
|
2. I trod on a sliver of glass from a broken bottle. |
wǒ |
cǎi |
dào |
le |
pò |
bō |
lí |
píng |
de |
suì |
piàn |
。 |
我 |
踩 |
到 |
了 |
破 |
玻 |
璃 |
瓶 |
的 |
碎 |
片 |
。 |
|
|
|
我 |
: |
I |
踩 |
: |
step on |
到 |
: |
used as a verb complement to show the result of an action |
了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
破 |
: |
broken |
玻璃瓶 |
: |
bottle |
的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
碎片 |
: |
a small slice; splinter |
|
3. Can I have another slice of bread please? |
néng |
zài |
gěi |
wǒ |
yī |
piàn |
miàn |
bāo |
ma |
? |
能 |
再 |
给 |
我 |
一 |
片 |
面 |
包 |
吗 |
? |
|
|
|
能 |
: |
can |
再 |
: |
again |
给 |
: |
give |
我 |
: |
I, me |
一 |
: |
one |
片 |
: |
measure word |
面包 |
: |
bread |
吗 |
: |
question tag |
|
4. It’s all darkness in the cave. |
shān |
dòng |
lǐ |
yí |
piàn |
hēi |
àn |
。 |
山 |
洞 |
里 |
一 |
片 |
黑 |
暗 |
。 |
|
|
|
山洞 |
: |
cave |
里 |
: |
inside |
一 |
: |
one |
片 |
: |
measure word |
黑暗 |
: |
darkness |
|
5. There is a stretch of rice fields ahead. |
qián |
mian |
shì |
yí |
piàn |
dào |
tián |
。 |
前 |
面 |
是 |
一 |
片 |
稻 |
田 |
。 |
|
|
|
前面 |
: |
in front |
是 |
: |
is |
一 |
: |
one |
片 |
: |
measure word |
稻田 |
: |
rice field |
|
6. Just a minute, I’m coming. |
shāo |
děng |
piàn |
kè |
, |
wǒ |
mǎ |
shàng |
lái |
。 |
稍 |
等 |
片 |
刻 |
, |
我 |
马 |
上 |
来 |
。 |
|
|
|
稍 |
: |
slightly |
等 |
: |
wait |
片刻 |
: |
a short while |
我 |
: |
I |
马上 |
: |
immediately |
来 |
: |
come |
|
Learn a Chinese Character a Day
Hello Min Min!
In your second example sentence today there’s a typographical error in the English translation; the word “shiver” should be “sliver.”
Thank you for the amazing work you do for everyone interested in learning Mandarin around the world! I absolutely LOVE your website!!
Hi Sarah Fox,
Thanks. I have corrected the error.
Glad to hear that you love my website. I hope you enjoy learning Chinese.