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扁

piān · pian/Piān · pian/biǎn · bian

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Meaning

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piān 扁

  1. (bound form) small

Piān 扁

  1. surname Pian

biǎn 扁

  1. flat
  2. (coll.) to beat (sb) up
  3. old variant of 匾 (biǎn)
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Flat tire

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，你(nǐ)的(de)车(chē)怎么(zěnme)变矮(biànǎi)了(le)？

    Liangliang, why did your bike get lower?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)轮胎(lúntāi)扁(biǎn)了(le)。

    My tire is flat.

  3. Dengdeng

    是(shì)不(bù)是(shì)钉子(dīngzi)扎(zhā)的(de)？我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)。

    Is it from a nail? Let me look.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，前面(qiánmiàn)这个(zhège)轮胎(lúntāi)也(yě)有点(yǒudiǎn)扁(biǎn)。

    Look, the front tire is a little flat too.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)只好(zhǐhǎo)去(qù)修车(xiūchē)的(de)店(diàn)。

    Then we have to go to the repair shop.

  6. Liangliang

    等一下(děngyīxià)，我(wǒ)包(bāo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)打气筒(dǎqìtǒng)，刚才(gāngcái)忘(wàng)了(le)。

    Wait, I have a pump in my bag. I forgot just now.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)张(zhāng)纸(zhǐ)被(bèi)压(yā)得(de)很(hěn)扁(biǎn)。

This piece of paper was pressed very flat.

02

他(tā)把(bǎ)面(miàn)团(tuán)擀(gǎn)成(chéng)一(yí)个(gè)扁(biǎn)圆(yuán)形(xíng)。

He rolled the dough into a flat round shape.

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