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篇
piān
1.
sheet
2.
piece of writing
3.
bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
4.
classifier for written items: chapter, article
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
名篇
míngpiān
famous piece of writing
末篇
mòpiān
final installment
玉篇
Yùpiān
Yupian, Chinese dictionary compiled by Gu Yewang [[顧野王|顾野王<GùYěwáng>]] in 6th century AD
篇幅
piānfu
(take up or devote) space
篇目
piānmù
table of contents
篇章
piānzhāng
writing
篇韵
piānyùn
abbr. for Yupian [[玉篇<Yùpiān>]] and Guangyun [[廣韻|广韵<Guǎngyùn>]]
续篇
xùpiān
sequel
诗篇
shīpiān
a poem
语篇
yǔpiān
disbook
长篇
chángpiān
lengthy (report or speech)
开篇
kāipiān
start of literary work
类篇
Lèipiān
Leipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang [[司馬光|司马光<SīmǎGuāng>]] et al in 11th century
史籀篇
Shǐzhòupiān
Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script [[大篆<dàzhuàn>]], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou [[周宣王<ZhōuXuānwáng>]] but probably dating from c. 500 BC
翻篇儿
fānpiānr
to turn a page
老三篇
lǎosānpiān
Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established
中篇小说
zhōngpiānxiǎoshuō
novella
千篇一律
qiānpiānyīlǚ
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive
废话连篇
fèihuàliánpiān
a bunch of nonsense
洋洋大篇
yángyángdàpiān
lit. an ocean of writing
Example Sentences (2)
你还记得王红吗？我在报纸上看到一篇关于她的新闻，她现在已经是一个有名的作家了。
Nǐ hái jìde Wáng Hóng ma? Wǒ zài bàozhǐ shàng kàndào yì piān guānyú tā de xīnwén, tā xiànzài yǐjīng shì yí gè yǒumíng de zuòjiā le.
Do you still remember Wang Hong? I saw a news story about her in the newspaper, and she is already a famous writer now.
Text 3
另外，在看完一篇文章或一本书之后，还可以把它的主要内容和自己的想法写下来。
Lìngwài, zài kànwán yì piān wénzhāng huò yì běn shū zhīhòu, hái kěyǐ bǎ tā de zhǔyào nèiróng hé zìjǐ de xiǎngfǎ xiě xiàlái.
In addition, after reading an article or a book, you can also write down its main content and your own thoughts.
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Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 1,007
- Word Frequency Rank
- 3,526 of 84,292