piān

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Definitions

  1. 1. sheet
  2. 2. piece of writing
  3. 3. classifier for written items: chapter, article

Example Sentences

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她寫短 小說。
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Words Containing 篇

篇幅
piān fu

length (of a piece of writing)

中篇小说
zhōng piān xiǎo shuō

novella

千篇一律
qiān piān yī lǜ

thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive

史籀篇
shǐ zhòu piān

Shizhoupian, early school primer in great seal script 大篆[dà zhuàn], attributed to King Xuan of Zhou 周宣王[zhōu xuān wáng] but probably dating from c. 500 BC

名篇
míng piān

famous piece of writing

废话连篇
fèi huà lián piān

a bunch of nonsense

末篇
mò piān

final installment

极短篇小说
jí duǎn piān xiǎo shuō

flash fiction

洋洋大篇
yáng yáng dà piān

lit. an ocean of writing

玉篇
yù piān

Yupian, Chinese dictionary compiled by Gu Yewang 顧野王|顾野王[gù yě wáng] in 6th century AD

短篇小说
duǎn piān xiǎo shuō

short story

空话连篇
kōng huà lián piān

long-winded empty talk

篇什
piān shí

poem

篇目
piān mù

table of contents

篇章
piān zhāng

writing

续篇
xù piān

sequel

老三篇
lǎo sān piān

Lao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established

诗篇
shī piān

a poem

语篇
yǔ piān

discourse

连篇累牍
lián piān lěi dú

(of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom)

长篇
cháng piān

lengthy (report or speech)

长篇小说
cháng piān xiǎo shuō

novel

长篇累牍
cháng piān lěi dú

(of a text) very lengthy (idiom)

开篇
kāi piān

start of literary work

类篇
lèi piān

Leipian, Chinese character dictionary with 31,319 entries, compiled by Sima Guang 司馬光|司马光[sī mǎ guāng] et al in 11th century

鬼话连篇
guǐ huà lián piān

to tell one lie after another (idiom)