一片片 (yí piàn piàn) — many pieces of; patches of (indicating scattered distribution)

Definition

A bound reduplicated form of 一片 used as a pre-noun modifier to mean 'scattered patches of' or 'many pieces of' — emphasizes a spread-out, dispersed quantity across a surface.

bound form
many pieces ofpatches of (indicating scattered distribution)

Examples

  • 一片片。
    Dì shàng yǒu yí piàn piàn luò yè.
    There are patches of fallen leaves on the ground.
  • 一片片。
    Tiān kōng piāo zhe yí piàn piàn xuě huā.
    Snowflakes are drifting in the sky in scattered patches.
  • 一片片。
    Tián yě lǐ zhǎng zhe yí piàn piàn yě huā.
    Patches of wildflowers are growing in the field.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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