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篇

piān · pian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 2Old HSK 4Measure word guide

Meaning

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  1. sheet
  2. piece of writing
  3. bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old)
  4. classifier for written items: chapter, article
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In a conversation

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One essay

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)作文(zuòwén)写完(xiěwán)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Have you finished your essay?

  2. Dengdeng

    写(xiě)了(le)一(yī)篇(piān)，有(yǒu)八百(bābǎi)个(gè)字(zì)。

    I wrote one, eight hundred characters long.

  3. Liangliang

    八百(bābǎi)个(gè)字(zì)？老师(lǎoshī)要(yào)的(de)是(shì)一篇(yīpiān)一百(yībǎi)字(zì)的(de)。

    Eight hundred? The teacher wants a piece of one hundred characters.

  4. Dengdeng

    什么(shénme)？我(wǒ)写(xiě)了(le)八百(bābǎi)个(gè)字(zì)！

    What? I wrote eight hundred characters!

  5. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，你(nǐ)可以(kěyǐ)交(jiāo)八篇(bāpiān)。

    No problem, you can hand in eight.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)写(xiě)了(le)篇(piān)非(fēi)常(cháng)有(yǒu)深(shēn)度(dù)的(de)报(bào)道(dào)。

Tom wrote a very profound report.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by francaisr0wlet · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)已(yǐ)经(jīng)有(yǒu)那(nà)篇(piān)课(kè)文(wén)了(le)吗(ma)？

Do we already have that text?

Tatoeba: Chinese by Yashanti · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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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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