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切
qiē
1. to cut
2. to slice
3. tangent (math)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 4 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

切
qiè
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager
HSK 4 4 丶

Compound Words (20)

一切
yīqiè
everything
HSK 4
凄切
qīqiè
woeful
切中
qièzhòng
to hit the target (esp. in argument)
切入
qiērù
to cut into
切刀
qiēdāo
cutter
切切
qièqiè
urgently
切削
qiēxiāo
to cut
切割
qiēgē
to cut
切勿
qièwù
by no means
切口
qiēkǒu
incision
切口
qièkǒu
slang
切合
qièhé
to fit in with
切向
qiēxiàng
tangent direction
切嘱
qièzhǔ
urgent advice
切块
qiēkuài
to cut into pieces
切实
qièshí
feasible
HSK 6
切尼
Qiēní
Cheney (name)
切忌
qièjì
to avoid as taboo
切成
qiēchéng
to cut up (into pieces)
切换
qiēhuàn
to switch over

Example Sentences (1)

没关系，我想给你做点儿羊肉饺子，刚才用刀切肉的时候把手弄破了。
Méi guānxì, wǒ xiǎng gěi nǐ zuò diǎnr yángròu jiǎozǐ, gāngcái yòng dāo qiē ròu de shíhòu bǎ shǒu nòng pò le.
It's okay, I wanted to make you some lamb dumplings, and I cut my hand just now while cutting the meat with a knife.
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Alternate Entries

切
qiè
definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / close to / eager / to correspond to / see also [[反切<fǎnqiè>]]
HSK 5

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
336
Word Frequency Rank
944 of 84,292