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| Pronunciation |
: |
piàn |
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| 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 |
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