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piàn
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 2

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Definitions

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

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6583878)

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Words Containing 片

软片
ruǎn piàn

(photographic) film

裂变碎片
liè biàn suì piàn

fission fragment

片酬
piàn chóu

remuneration for playing a role in a movie or television drama

图片
tú piàn

image

药片
yào piàn

a (medicine) pill or tablet

放射性碎片
fàng shè xìng suì piàn

radioactive debris

专题片
zhuān tí piàn

special report (shown on TV etc)

下片
xià piàn

to stop screening a movie

片名
piān míng

movie title

京片子
jīng piàn zi

Beijing dialect

片刻
piàn kè

short period of time

叶片状
yè piàn zhuàng

foliated

金属薄片
jīn shǔ báo piàn

foil

冰片
bīng piàn

borneol

负片
fù piàn

negative (in photography)

鸦片
yā piàn

opium (loanword)

拓片
tà piàn

rubbings from a tablet

科教片
kē jiào piàn

science education film

黄片
huáng piàn

adult movie

连片
lián piàn

forming a continuous sheet

西部片
xī bù piàn

Western (film)

鸦片战争
yā piàn zhàn zhēng

the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861

A片
a piàn

adult movie

制片
zhì piàn

moviemaking

制片厂
zhì piàn chǎng

film studio

薯片
shǔ piàn

fried potato chips

长片
cháng piàn

feature-length film

履历片
lǚ lì piàn

curriculum vitae (CV)

消炎片
xiāo yán piàn

antipyretic tablet (to reduce fever), such as sulfanilamide

宽影片
kuān yǐng piàn

wide-screen movie

纸片
zhǐ piàn

a piece, scrap or fragment of paper

大片
dà piàn

wide expanse

刀片铁丝网
dāo piàn tiě sī wǎng

razor wire

纸尿片
zhǐ niào piàn

disposable diaper

照片底版
zhào piàn dǐ bǎn

a photographic plate

三级片
sān jí piàn

third category movie (containing sexual or violent content)

广告片
guǎng gào piàn

advertising film

岛国动作片
dǎo guó dòng zuò piàn

euphemism for Japanese porn movie

芯片
xīn piàn

computer chip

补胎片
bǔ tāi piàn

tire patch (for puncture repair)

蒜苗炒肉片
suàn miáo chǎo ròu piàn

stir-fried pork with garlic

激光唱片
jī guāng chàng piàn

compact disk; CD

雪片
xuě piàn

snowflake

胶片佩章
jiāo piàn pèi zhāng

film badge

玉米片
yù mǐ piàn

cornflakes

面包片
miàn bāo piàn

bread slice

碎片
suì piàn

chip; fragment; splinter; tatter

尿片
niào piàn

diaper

硅晶片
guī jīng piàn

silicon chip

喉片
hóu piàn

throat lozenge

片子
piàn zi

thin flake

武打片
wǔ dǎ piàn

action movie

片剂
piān jì

tablet

切片
qiē piàn

to slice

像片
xiàng piàn

photo

显微镜载片
xiǎn wēi jìng zài piàn

microscopic slide

鳞片
lín piàn

scale (of fish, reptiles etc)

刀片刺网
dāo piàn cì wǎng

razor wire

柠檬片
níng méng piàn

slice of lemon

刀片
dāo piàn

blade

炸土豆片
zhá tǔ dòu piàn

potato chips

短片
duǎn piàn

short film

玻片
bō piàn

glass slide for medical sample

毛片
máo piàn

pornographic film

散热片
sàn rè piàn

heat sink

只言片语
zhī yán piàn yǔ

(idiom) just a word or two; a few isolated phrases

二轮片
èr lún piàn

second-run movie

波带片
bō dài piān

zone plate

晶片
jīng piàn

chip

片断
piàn duàn

section

鲽片
dié piàn

filleted plaice

锯片
jù piàn

saw blade

涂片
tú piàn

smear (medical sample); microscope slide

片约
piàn yuē

movie contract

片段
piàn duàn

fragment (of speech etc)

幻灯片
huàn dēng piàn

slide (photography, presentation software)

矽晶片
xī jīng piàn

silicon chip

阿片
ā piàn

opium (loanword)

丫头片子
yā tou piàn zi

(coll.) silly girl

片中
piàn zhōng

in the movie

片花
piàn huā

trailer (for a movie)

片商
piàn shāng

movie production company

艺术片
yì shù piàn

art film

网片
wǎng piàn

mesh

默片
mò piàn

silent movie

絮片
xù piàn

floccule

弹片
tán piàn

plectrum

瓦片
wǎ piàn

tile

微晶片
wēi jīng piàn

microchip

艾片
ài piàn

Borneolum Luodian

含片
hán piàn

lozenge; cough drop

催泪大片
cuī lèi dà piàn

tear-jerker (movie)

止疼片
zhǐ téng piān

painkiller

香片
xiāng piàn

jasmine tea

巧克力脆片
qiǎo kè lì cuì piàn

chocolate chip

片头
piàn tóu

opening titles (of movie)

叶片
yè piàn

blade (of propellor)

放大片
fàng dà piàn

big eye contact lens

木片
mù piàn

flat piece of wood

石片
shí piàn

slab

故事片
gù shi piàn

fictional film

卡片
kǎ piàn

card

片麻岩
piàn má yán

gneiss

搭接片
dā jiē piàn

buckle

破片杀伤
pò piàn shā shāng

(military) fragmentation (grenade, bomb etc)

单色照片
dān sè zhào piàn

monochrome photo

动画片
dòng huà piàn

animated film

糟溜黄鱼片
zāo liū huáng yú piàn

stir-fried yellow fish filet

惊险片
jīng xiǎn piàn

thriller (movie)

炸薯片
zhá shǔ piàn

potato chip

舌下片
shé xià piàn

sublingual tablet (medicine)

灾难片
zāi nàn piàn

disaster movie

影片
yǐng piàn

a copy of a film

肉片
ròu piàn

meat slice

图片报
tú piàn bào

Bild-Zeitung

柴鱼片
chái yú piàn

katsuobushi or dried bonito flakes (paper-thin shavings of preserved skipjack tuna)

单片机
dān piàn jī

microcontroller

裂片
liè piàn

splinter

镜片
jìng piàn

lens

贺年片
hè nián piàn

New Year's card

片时
piàn shí

a short time

弹片
dàn piàn

shrapnel; shell fragment

鱼片
yú piàn

fish fillet

片长
piàn cháng

length (duration) of a film

片语
piàn yǔ

phrase

骨片
gǔ piàn

spicule

断片
duàn piàn

fragment

硅片
guī piàn

silicon chip

暖气片
nuǎn qì piàn

radiator (for heating)

NG片段
n g piàn duàn

(film and TV) blooper

复映片
fù yìng piàn

second-run movie

制片人
zhì piàn rén

moviemaker

磁片
cí piàn

magnetic disk

生鱼片
shēng yú piàn

sashimi

爱情片
ài qíng piàn

romance film

预告片
yù gào piàn

trailer (for a movie)

云片糕
yún piàn gāo

a kind of cake

底片
dǐ piàn

negative

矽片
xī piàn

silicon chip

搞笑片
gǎo xiào piàn

comedy film

片子
piān zi

film

片面
piàn miàn

unilateral

拨片
bō piàn

plectrum

色情片
sè qíng piàn

pornographic film

缩微平片
suō wēi píng piàn

microfiche

止痛片
zhǐ tòng piàn

painkiller

成片
chéng piàn

(of a large number of things) to form an expanse

安宁片
ān níng piàn

meprobamate

卡片机
kǎ piàn jī

compact digital camera

碟片
dié piàn

disc

恐怖片
kǒng bù piàn

horror movie

立体照片
lì tǐ zhào piàn

three-dimensional photo

贴片式
tiē piàn shì

surface mount (electronics)

片尾
piàn wěi

end credits (of a movie etc)

照片子
zhào piàn zi

to take an X-ray

苞片
bāo piàn

bract (botany)

倒片
dào piàn

(cinema) to rewind (a reel)

明信片
míng xìn piàn

postcard

簧片
huáng piàn

reed (music)

唱片
chàng piàn

gramophone record

芯片组
xīn piàn zǔ

chipset

生物晶片
shēng wù jīng piàn

biochip

鸦片枪
yā piàn qiāng

opium pipe

系列片
xì liè piàn

film series

胶片
jiāo piàn

(photographic) film

照片
zhào piàn

photograph

纪录片
jì lù piàn

newsreel

麦片
mài piàn

oatmeal

名片
míng piàn

(business) card

喝断片
hē duàn piàn

to get blackout drunk (slang)

耳片
ěr piān

tab (of a web browser)

切片检查
qiē piàn jiǎn chá

slide examination

片岩
piàn yán

schist

钢片琴
gāng piàn qín

celesta

破片
pò piàn

fragment

片假名
piàn jiǎ míng

katakana (Japanese script)

像片簿
xiàng piàn bù

album

多晶片模组
duō jīng piàn mó zǔ

multi-chip module (MCM)

相片
xiàng piàn

image

烂片
làn piàn

dud movie

洋片
yáng piàn

children's game played with illustrated cards

打成一片
dǎ chéng yī piàn

to merge

碎片整理
suì piàn zhěng lǐ

defragmentation (computing)

眼镜片
yǎn jìng piàn

lens (in eyeglasses etc)

脆片
cuì piàn

chip

电影制片
diàn yǐng zhì piàn

filmmaking

拍片
pāi piàn

to film; to make a film

退片
tuì piàn

to eject (media player)

动作片
dòng zuò piàn

action movie

垫片
diàn piàn

spacer

薄片
báo piàn

thin slice

环球唱片
huán qiú chàng piàn

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