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qiè
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. definitely
  2. 2. absolutely (not)
  3. 3. (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
  4. 4. Tut!
  5. 5. to grind
  6. 6. close to
  7. 7. eager
  8. 8. to correspond to
  9. 9. see also 反切[fǎn qiè]

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Words Containing 切

切向量
qiē xiàng liàng

tangent vector

仁波切
rén bō qiè

Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)

求好心切
qiú hǎo xīn qiè

to demand the highest standards of sb (or oneself) (idiom)

亚历山大·杜布切克
yà lì shān dà · dù bù qiē kè

Alexander Dubček (1921-1992), leader of Czechoslovakia (1968-1969)

一切如旧
yī qiè rú jiù

everything as before

藐视一切
miǎo shì yī qiè

to look down upon everything

肿瘤切除术
zhǒng liú qiè chú shù

lumpectomy

切磋琢磨
qiē cuō zhuó mó

lit. cutting and polishing (idiom)

切忌
qiè jì

to avoid as taboo

切尔诺贝利
qiē ěr nuò bèi lì

Chernobyl

切嘱
qiè zhǔ

urgent advice

切空间
qiē kōng jiān

space of sections (math.)

贴切
tiē qiè

close-fitting

皮诺切特
pí nuò qiē tè

General Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean dictator

切割
qiē gē

to cut

切结书
qiè jié shū

affidavit; written pledge

确切
què qiè

definite

切实
qiè shí

feasible

切达
qiè dá

Cheddar (cheese)

切分音
qiē fēn yīn

syncopation

莱切
lái qiè

Lecce (city in Italy)

不切实际
bù qiè shí jì

unrealistic

罗巴切夫斯基
luó bā qiè fū sī jī

Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky (1793-1856), one of the discoverers of non-Euclidean geometry

切杆
qiē gān

chip (golf shot)

切中
qiè zhòng

to hit the target (esp. in argument); to strike home

急切
jí qiè

eager

撒切尔
sā qiē ěr

Thatcher (name)

殷切
yīn qiè

ardent

切中时弊
qiè zhòng shí bì

to hit home on the evils of the day (idiom); fig. to hit a current political target

罗切斯特
luó qiē sī tè

Rochester

正切
zhèng qiē

(math.) tangent (trigonometric function)

切题
qiè tí

to keep to the subject

裁切
cái qiē

to crop

切要
qiè yào

essential

划切
huá qiè

to slice

斜切锯
xié qiē jù

miter saw

切刀
qiē dāo

cutter

一切险
yī qiè xiǎn

all risks (insurance)

怒目切齿
nù mù qiè chǐ

to gnash one's teeth in anger

切片
qiē piàn

to slice

深切
shēn qiè

deeply felt

适切
shì qiè

apt

切块
qiē kuài

to cut into pieces

撒切尔夫人
sā qiē ěr fū ren

Mrs Thatcher

密切接触者
mì qiè jiē chù zhě

(epidemiology) close contact

帝王切开
dì wáng qiē kāi

Cesarean section

切向力
qiē xiàng lì

tangential force

迫切
pò qiè

urgent; pressing

奥切诺斯
ào qiē nuò sī

Oceanus, a Titan in Greek mythology

剪切力
jiǎn qiē lì

shear

切痛
qiē tòng

sharp pain

胸廓切开术
xiōng kuò qiē kāi shù

thoracotomy (medicine)

切向速度
qiē xiàng sù dù

tangential velocity

剪切形变
jiǎn qiē xíng biàn

shearing

切成
qiē chéng

to cut up (into pieces)

密切注意
mì qiè zhù yì

to pay close attention (to sth)

切尼
qiē ní

Cheney (name)

内切
nèi qiē

(math.) to inscribe

关切
guān qiè

to be deeply concerned

切肤之痛
qiè fū zhī tòng

keenly felt pain

不顾一切
bù gù yī qiè

to disregard all negative considerations; to cast aside all concerns

切合实际
qiè hé shí jì

practical

切中要害
qiè zhòng yào hài

to hit the target and do real damage (idiom)

亲切
qīn qiè

amiable

包皮环切
bāo pí huán qiē

circumcision

弦切角
xián qiē jiǎo

chord angle (i.e. angle a chord of a curve makes to the tangent)

切诊
qiè zhěn

(TCM) pulse feeling and palpitation, one of the four methods of diagnosis 四診|四诊[sì zhěn]

切格瓦拉
qiè gé wǎ lā

Ernesto Che Guevara (1928-1967), Cuban Revolution leader

切实可行
qiè shí kě xíng

feasible

目空一切
mù kōng yī qiè

the eye can see nothing worthwhile all around (idiom); arrogant

切特豪斯学校
qiē tè háo sī xué xiào

Charterhouse public school (UK)

迫切性
pò qiè xìng

urgency

切线
qiē xiàn

tangent line (geometry)

密切相连
mì qiè xiāng lián

to relate closely

不切合实际
bù qiè hé shí jì

impractical

曼切斯特
màn qiē sī tè

Manchester

余切
yú qiē

cotangent (of angle), written cot θ or ctg θ

普里切特
pǔ lǐ qiè tè

Pratchett (name)

切触
qiè chù

osculation (higher order tangency)

切变
qiē biàn

shear (physics)

切望
qiè wàng

to eagerly anticipate

切尔西
qiè ěr xī

Chelsea

切削
qiē xiāo

to cut

哀哭切齿
āi kū qiè chǐ

weeping and gnashing one's teeth (idiom)

真切
zhēn qiè

vivid

操切
cāo qiè

rash

悲切
bēi qiè

mournful

密切
mì qiè

close

切迫
qiè pò

urgent

一切向钱看
yī qiè xiàng qián kàn

to put money above everything else

切断
qiē duàn

to cut off

剪切
jiǎn qiē

to shear

切勿
qiè wù

by no means

切莫
qiè mò

you must not

横切
héng qiē

to cut across

切音
qiè yīn

to indicate the phonetic value of a word using other words

密切相关
mì qiè xiāng guān

closely related

柏蒂切利
bó dì qiè lì

Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) Italian painter of the Florentine school

洞察一切
dòng chá yī qiè

to see everything clearly

切齿腐心
qiè chǐ fǔ xīn

to detest sth or sb to the utmost extreme (idiom)

切激
qiè jī

impassioned

内切球
nèi qiē qiú

inside cut (golf)

气管切开术
qì guǎn qiē kāi shù

tracheotomy (medicine)

切盼
qiè pàn

to look forward eagerly to sth

切齿
qiè chǐ

to gnash one's teeth (in anger)

一切
yī qiè

everything

切换
qiē huàn

to switch over

低低切切
dī dī qiè qiè

in a low voice

切成丝
qiē chéng sī

to grate

白切鸡
bái qiē jī

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反切
fǎn qiè

traditional system expressing the phonetic value of a Chinese character using two other characters, the first for the initial consonant, the second for the rhyme and tone

切碎
qiē suì

to chop

一刀切
yī dāo qiē

lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity

切口
qiē kǒu

incision

切平面
qiē píng miàn

tangent plane (to a surface)

切腹
qiē fù

harakiri (formal Japanese: seppuku), a samurai's suicide by disemboweling

切中时病
qiè zhòng shí bìng

to hit the target where it hurts (idiom); fig. to hit home

切切私语
qiè qiè sī yǔ

a private whisper

热切
rè qiè

fervent

严重关切
yán zhòng guān qiè

serious concern

剀切
kǎi qiè

cogent; to the point

切成块
qiē chéng kuài

to cut into cubes

切向
qiē xiàng

tangent direction

切韵
qiè yùn

Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries

一切事物
yī qiè shì wù

everything

切近
qiè jìn

close; near

一切就绪
yī qiè jiù xù

everything in its place and ready (idiom)

切点
qiē diǎn

contact (math.)

切合
qiè hé

to fit in with

单位切向量
dān wèi qiē xiàng liàng

unit tangent vector (math.)

咬牙切齿
yǎo yá qiè chǐ

(idiom) to gnash one's teeth; to fume with rage

切身
qiè shēn

direct

切磋
qiē cuō

to compare notes; to learn from one another

切切
qiè qiè

urgently

切记
qiè jì

remember at all costs

家丑不可外传,流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn

Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)

切肉刀
qiē ròu dāo

meat cleaver

风切变
fēng qiē biàn

wind shear (meteorology)

切入
qiē rù

to cut into

切糕
qiē gāo

traditional Xinjiang sweet walnut cake

切片检查
qiē piàn jiǎn chá

slide examination

切末
qiè mo

stage props

切面
qiē miàn

section

阑尾切除术
lán wěi qiē chú shù

appendectomy (medicine)

切牙
qiē yá

incisor tooth

凄切
qī qiè

mournful

切口
qiè kǒu

slang

切除
qiē chú

to excise

温切斯特
wēn qiē sī tè

Winchester (town in south England, capital of former kingdom of Wessex)

消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约
xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women

恳切
kěn qiè

earnest

密切注视
mì qiè zhù shì

to watch closely

切脉
qiè mài

to feel sb's pulse

切责
qiè zé

to blame

包皮环切术
bāo pí huán qiē shù

circumcision

切骨之仇
qiè gǔ zhī chóu

bitter hatred

噶拉·多杰·仁波切
gá lā · duō jié · rén bō qiè

Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders

挚切
zhì qiè

sincere

心切
xīn qiè

eager