片 (piàn) — (noun) thin piece; slice; film; TV play; (classifier) for flat thin objects, slices, tablets, tracts of land; (classifier) used with 一 for a scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound, etc.
Definition
片 is both a noun ('a slice, a film') and a measure word for flat thin things (bread, tablets) or scenes/atmosphere (used with 一). Don't confuse with 面积 ('area' as a measurement).
noun
thin pieceslicefilmTV play
classifier
for flat thin objectsslicestabletstracts of landused with 一 for a scenefeelingatmospheresoundetc.
Easily confused
Examples
- 片。Zhè bù piàn hěn hǎo kàn.This movie is very good.
- 。Wǒ chī le yí piàn miàn bāo.I ate a slice of bread.
- 片。Qián miàn yǒu yí piàn cǎo dì.There is a patch of grass up ahead.
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