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片面 (piàn miàn) — one-sided (of viewpoints, information); unilateral (of decisions, actions)

Definition

Means 'one-sided' — used to criticize views, information, or decisions that ignore the other side. Pairs with 单方面 (the action itself) and 单边 (technical/financial contexts).

adjective
one-sided (of viewpoints, information)unilateral (of decisions, actions)

Examples

  • 片面。
    Nǐ bù néng zhī gēn jù piàn miàn de xìn xī zuò jué dìng.
    You can't make a decision based only on one-sided information.
  • 片面。
    Gōng sī dān fāng miàn zuò chū le yí gè piàn miàn de jué cè.
    The company unilaterally made a one-sided decision.
  • ，片面。
    Zhè piān bào dào zhī cǎi fǎng le yì fāng, tài piàn miàn le.
    This report only interviewed one side—it's too one-sided.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

片piànpartial slice
面miànside

片 gives a partial slice and 面 gives a side, together meaning one-sided.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

面 originally drew a man’s face, with one eye exaggerated; the horizontal stroke was added later.

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