片片 (piān) — in pieces, in fragments
Definition
片片 (piān) is an adverbial reduplication of 片 meaning 'scattered, in fragments' — used to describe things broken or dispersed into many small pieces. Typical of literary or written Chinese, not everyday speech.
adverb
in piecesin fragments
Examples
- ，片片。Huā píng shuāi suì le, diào zài dì shàng chéng le piān.The vase fell and broke into pieces on the ground.
- 。Tā bǎ wén jiàn sī chéng piān rēng jìn lā jī tǒng.He tore the documents into pieces and threw them into the trash.
- 片片，。Jì yì yǐ jīng biàn de piān, bú zài wán zhěng.The memories have become fragmented, no longer complete.
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