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piān
HSK 3.0 Level 6

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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。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 2087120)

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Words Containing 偏

偏心
piān xīn

partial

偏极镜
piān jí jìng

polarizing lens

偏态
piān tài

skewness (math)

偏门
piān mén

side door

偏将
piān jiàng

deputy general

偏远
piān yuǎn

remote

偏爱
piān ài

to be partial towards sth

偏正式合成词
piān zhèng shì hé chéng cí

modified compound word

偏激
piān jī

extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)

偏巧
piān qiǎo

by coincidence

偏关县
piān guān xiàn

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

偏劳
piān láo

undue trouble

纠偏
jiū piān

to correct an error

偏锋
piān fēng

brush stroke to the side (calligraphy)

偏食
piān shí

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

偏心矩
piān xīn jǔ

axis of eccentricity

补偏救弊
bǔ piān jiù bì

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

偏邪不正
piān xié bù zhèng

biased

偏宠
piān chǒng

to favor

偏殿
piān diàn

side palace hall

走偏
zǒu piān

to deviate from the correct course

偏才
piān cái

talent in a particular area

偏转角
piān zhuǎn jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

偏倚
piān yǐ

to be partial

剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng

Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist

偏差
piān chā

bias

性偏好
xìng piān hào

sexual preference

偏狭
piān xiá

prejudiced

偏析
piān xī

segregation (metallurgy)

偏注
piān zhù

to stress in a prejudiced way

偏置电流
piān zhì diàn liú

bias current (electronics)

偏低
piān dī

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

偏黄
piān huáng

yellowish

偏振光
piān zhèn guāng

polarization of light

走偏锋
zǒu piān fēng

to write with the tip of the brush tilted

偏好
piān hào

to have a special liking (for sth)

偏待
piān dài

to show favoritism against sb

偏压
piān yā

biasing (electronics)

偏光
piān guāng

polarized light

偏废
piān fèi

to give unequal emphasis to

偏僻
piān pì

remote

偏私
piān sī

to practice favoritism

偏袒
piān tǎn

to bare one shoulder

偏辞
piān cí

one-sided words

偏置
piān zhì

offset

偏旁
piān páng

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

偏师
piān shī

military auxiliaries (archaic)

偏执
piān zhí

prejudice

以偏概全
yǐ piān gài quán

(lit.) to take a part for the whole

偏斜
piān xié

crooked

偏科
piān kē

to overemphasize some topic (at the expense of others)

偏重
piān zhòng

to stress in a prejudiced way

偏置电阻
piān zhì diàn zǔ

bias impedance (electronics)

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]

偏见
piān jiàn

prejudice

偏向
piān xiàng

partial towards sth

偏偏
piān piān

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

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)

偏头痛
piān tóu tòng

migraine

偏角
piān jiǎo

angle of drift (navigation)

偏极化
piān jí huà

polarization

偏西
piān xī

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

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)

偏心率
piān xīn lǜ

(math.) eccentricity

屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ

when it rains, it pours (idiom)

偏护
piān hù

to protect a croney

偏微分方程
piān wēi fēn fāng chéng

partial differential equation (PDE)

偏宕
piān dàng

extremely (stubborn, contrary, disobedient etc)

偏瘫
piān tān

paralysis of one side of the body; hemiplegia

偏心眼
piān xīn yǎn

bias

偏要
piān yào

to insist on doing sth

偏题
piān tí

obscure question; trick exam question; catch question

偏极
piān jí

(physics) polarization

私偏
sī piān

selfish preference

偏三轮摩托车
piān sān lún mó tuō chē

motorbike with sidecar

偏振镜
piān zhèn jìng

polarizing filter

偏房
piān fáng

side room

月偏食
yuè piān shí

partial eclipse of the moon

偏执狂
piān zhí kuáng

paranoia

偏转
piān zhuǎn

deflection (physics)

不偏斜
bù piān xié

not leaning to one side

日偏食
rì piān shí

partial eclipse of the sun

偏蚀
piān shí

partial eclipse

偏航
piān háng

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

偏振
piān zhèn

polarization (of waves)

偏关
piān guān

Pianguan county in Xinzhou 忻州[xīn zhōu], Shanxi

偏光镜
piān guāng jìng

polarizing filter

偏执型
piān zhí xíng

paranoid (psych.)

偏疼
piān téng

to favor a junior

偏厦
piān shà

side annex

偏移
piān yí

displacement

偏听偏信
piān tīng piān xìn

selective listening

偏高
piān gāo

to be on the high side

不偏不倚
bù piān bù yǐ

even-handed

偏方
piān fāng

folk remedy

偏离
piān lí

to deviate

偏误
piān wù

bias (statistics)

偏颇
piān pō

biased; partial

偏微分
piān wēi fēn

(math.) partial differential

偏安
piān ān

fig. forced to relinquish the middle ground

偏振波
piān zhèn bō

polarized wave

偏差距离
piān chā jù lí

offset distance