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偏偏

piān piān · pian pian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately; as it happened
  2. (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly; contrarily; against reason
  3. (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely; only; of all people
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The broken subway

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)六点(liùdiǎn)就(jiù)出门(chūmén)了(le)，偏偏(piānpiān)地铁(dìtiě)坏(huài)了(le)。

    I left at six, but of course the subway broke down.

  2. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)来(lái)的(de)？

    So how did you get here?

  3. Dengdeng

    打车(dǎchē)来(lái)的(de)，偏偏(piānpiān)路上(lùshang)又(yòu)堵车(dǔchē)。

    I took a taxi, and of course the road was jammed.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)一定(yīdìng)迟到(chídào)了(le)吧(ba)？

    Then you must be late.

  5. Dengdeng

    没有(méiyǒu)！老板(lǎobǎn)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)还(hái)晚到(wǎndào)。

    No. The boss arrived even later than me.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)运气(yùnqi)不错(bùcuò)。

    Then you had some luck today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)正(zhèng)要(yào)出(chū)门(mén)，偏(piān)偏(piān)这(zhè)时(shí)候(hòu)下(xià)起(qǐ)了(le)大(dà)雨(yǔ)。

I was just about to go out, but unfortunately it started pouring right then.

02

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)同(tóng)意(yì)，偏(piān)偏(piān)他(tā)一(yí)个(gè)人(rén)反(fǎn)对(duì)。

Everyone agreed, but he alone was against it.

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