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撇

piē · pie/piě · pie

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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piē 撇

  1. to cast away
  2. to fling aside

piě 撇

  1. to throw
  2. to cast
  3. left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)
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Writing the character 人

  1. Liangliang

    “人(rén)”字(zì)怎么(zěnme)写(xiě)？

    How do I write the character “person”?

  2. Dengdeng

    先(xiān)写(xiě)撇(piě)，再(zài)写(xiě)捺(nà)。

    First the left-falling stroke, then the right-falling stroke.

  3. Liangliang

    这样(zhèyàng)吗(ma)？我的(wǒde)撇(piě)是不是(shìbùshì)太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)？

    Like this? Is my left-falling stroke too long?

  4. Dengdeng

    太(tài)长(cháng)了(le)！像(xiàng)一把(yībǎ)剑(jiàn)。

    Too long! It looks like a sword.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)再(zài)写(xiě)一个(yīgè)，这次(zhècì)的(de)撇(piě)短(duǎn)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    I'll write another. This time the stroke will be shorter.

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)多(duō)了(le)，现在(xiànzài)像(xiàng)一个(yīgè)人(rén)了(le)。

    Much better. Now it looks like a person.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)撇(piē)下(xià)家(jiā)人(rén)，独(dú)自(zì)去(qù)了(le)外(wài)地(dì)。

He left his family behind and went to another place alone.

02

写(xiě)“人(rén)”字(zì)时(shí)，先(xiān)写(xiě)一(yì)撇(piě)，再(zài)写(xiě)一(yí)捺(nà)。

When writing the character “人”, first write the left-falling stroke, then the right-falling stroke.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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