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piān · pian/piàn · pian

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Meaning

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piān 片

  1. disk
  2. sheet

piàn 片

  1. thin piece
  2. flake
  3. a slice
  4. film
  5. TV play
  6. to slice
  7. to carve thin
  8. partial
  9. incomplete
  10. one-sided
  11. classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
  12. classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc
  13. used with numeral 一 (yī): classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
  14. Kangxi radical 91
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One slice of melon

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，我(wǒ)要(yào)两(liǎng)片(piàn)西瓜(xīguā)。

    Boss, I want two slices of watermelon.

  2. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)只(zhǐ)剩(shèng)一(yī)片(piàn)了(le)。

    The boss says only one slice is left.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)一(yī)人(rén)半(bàn)片(piàn)吧(ba)。

    Then let's each have half a slice.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。我(wǒ)来(lái)切(qiē)。

    OK. I'll cut it.

  5. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)这(zhè)片(piàn)怎么(zěnme)比(bǐ)我的(wǒde)大(dà)？

    Why is your slice bigger than mine?

  6. Liangliang

    因为(yīnwèi)是(shì)我(wǒ)切(qiē)的(de)呀(ya)！

    Because I cut it!

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01

这(zhè)是(shì)片(piàn)干(gān)燥(zào)地(dì)区(qū)，几(jī)乎(hū)是(shì)一(yí)片(piàn)荒(huāng)漠(mò)。

It is an arid region, almost a desert.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)怎(zěn)么(me)做(zuò)俄(é)式(shì)炒(chǎo)牛(niú)肉(ròu)片(piàn)。

I know how to make beef stroganoff.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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