piān

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Definitions

  1. 1. to lean
  2. 2. to slant
  3. 3. oblique
  4. 4. prejudiced
  5. 5. to deviate from average
  6. 6. to stray from the intended line
  7. 7. stubbornly
  8. 8. contrary to expectations

Example Sentences

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兼聽則明。 聽則暗。
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Words Containing 偏

偏偏
piān piān

(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately

偏僻
piān pì

remote

偏向
piān xiàng

partial towards sth

偏差
piān chā

bias

偏方
piān fāng

folk remedy

偏见
piān jiàn

prejudice

偏远
piān yuǎn

remote

不偏不倚
bù piān bù yǐ

even-handed

不偏斜
bù piān xié

not leaning to one side

以偏概全
yǐ piān gài quán

(lit.) to take a part for the whole

偏三轮摩托车
piān sān lún mó tuō chē

motorbike with sidecar

偏低
piān dī

to be on the low side; to be inadequate (e.g. of a salary)

偏倚
piān yǐ

to be partial

偏光
piān guāng

polarized light

偏光镜
piān guāng jìng

polarizing filter

偏劳
piān láo

undue trouble

偏执
piān zhí

prejudice

偏执型
piān zhí xíng

paranoid (psych.)

偏执狂
piān zhí kuáng

paranoia

偏压
piān yā

biasing (electronics)

偏好
piān hào

to have a special liking (for sth)

偏安
piān ān

fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground

偏宕
piān dàng

extremely (stubborn, contrary, disobedient etc)

偏宠
piān chǒng

to favor

偏将
piān jiàng

deputy general

偏巧
piān qiǎo

by coincidence

偏差距离
piān chā jù lí

offset distance

偏师
piān shī

military auxiliaries (archaic)

偏厦
piān shà

side annex

偏废
piān fèi

to give unequal emphasis to

偏待
piān dài

to show favoritism against sb

偏微分
piān wēi fēn

(math.) partial differential

偏微分方程
piān wēi fēn fāng chéng

partial differential equation (PDE)

偏心
piān xīn

partial

偏心率
piān xīn lǜ

(math.) eccentricity

偏心眼
piān xīn yǎn

bias

偏心矩
piān xīn jǔ

axis of eccentricity

偏爱
piān ài

to be partial towards sth

偏态
piān tài

skewness (math)

偏房
piān fáng

side room

偏才
piān cái

talent in a particular area

偏振
piān zhèn

polarization (of waves)

偏振光
piān zhèn guāng

polarization of light

偏振波
piān zhèn bō

polarized wave

偏振镜
piān zhèn jìng

polarizing filter

偏斜
piān xié

crooked

偏旁
piān páng

component of a Chinese character (as the radical or the phonetic part)

偏析
piān xī

segregation (metallurgy)

偏极
piān jí

(physics) polarization

偏极化
piān jí huà

polarization

偏极镜
piān jí jìng

polarizing lens

偏正式合成词
piān zhèng shì hé chéng cí

modified compound word

偏殿
piān diàn

side palace hall

偏激
piān jī

extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)

偏狭
piān xiá

prejudiced

偏疼
piān téng

to favor a junior

偏瘫
piān tān

paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia

偏私
piān sī

to practice favoritism

偏科
piān kē

to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others)

偏移
piān yí

displacement

偏置
piān zhì

offset

偏置电流
piān zhì diàn liú

bias current (electronics)

偏置电阻
piān zhì diàn zǔ

bias impedance (electronics)

偏听偏信
piān tīng piān xìn

selective listening

偏航
piān háng

to diverge (from one's bearing, flight path etc)

偏蚀
piān shí

partial eclipse

偏袒
piān tǎn

to bare one shoulder

偏西
piān xī

inclining to the west (e.g. of the sun after noon, indicating lateness of the day)

偏要
piān yào

to insist on doing sth

偏角
piān jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

偏注
piān zhù

to stress in a prejudiced way

偏误
piān wù

bias (statistics)

偏护
piān hù

to protect a croney

偏转
piān zhuǎn

deflection (physics)

偏转角
piān zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

偏辞
piān cí

one-sided words

偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng

biased

偏重
piān zhòng

to stress in a prejudiced way

偏锋
piān fēng

brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)

偏门
piān mén

side door

偏关
piān guān

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

偏关县
piān guān xiàn

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

偏离
piān lí

to deviate

偏颇
piān pō

biased; partial

偏头痛
piān tóu tòng

migraine

偏题
piān tí

obscure question; trick exam question; catch question

偏食
piān shí

partial to (some kinds of food, usu. unhealthy)

偏高
piān gāo

to be on the high side

偏黄
piān huáng

yellowish

傲慢与偏见
ào màn yǔ piān jiàn

Pride and Prejudice, novel by Jane Austen 珍·奧斯汀|珍·奥斯汀[zhēn · ào sī tīng]

兼听则明,偏信则暗
jiān tīng zé míng , piān xìn zé àn

listen to both sides and you will be enlightened; heed only one side and you will remain ignorant (idiom)

剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng

Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

性偏好
xìng piān hào

sexual preference

日偏食
rì piān shí

partial eclipse of the sun

明知山有虎,偏向虎山行
míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng

lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)

月偏食
yuè piān shí

partial eclipse of the moon

私偏
sī piān

selfish preference

纠偏
jiū piān

to correct an error

补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì

to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom); to rectify past mistakes

走偏
zǒu piān

to deviate from the correct course

走偏锋
zǒu piān fēng

to write with the tip of the brush tilted