篇 (piān) — (classifier) for written items such as articles, essays, chapters, diary entries; (noun) ancient bamboo slip used for writing; by extension, a piece of writing
Definition
篇 (piān) is the everyday classifier for pieces of writing — articles, essays, diary entries. Pairs with written works; for flat objects like paper or photos, use 张 instead.
classifier
for written items such as articlesessayschaptersdiary entries
noun
ancient bamboo slip used for writingby extensiona piece of writing
Easily confused
- 偏piānlook-alike(verb) to lean, to slant; to deviate from the intended line
- 遍biànlook-alike(classifier) for the number of times an action is performed fully from start to finish; 'time(s)'
- 编biānlook-aliketo weave, to plait (e.g., hair, baskets)
- 骗piànlook-aliketo cheat, to deceive, to swindle
- 算suànlook-aliketo calculate, compute; to figure (out)
- 第dìlook-alike(prefix) used before a number to form ordinal numbers (first, second, third, etc.)
Examples
- 篇。Lǎo shī ràng wǒ men xiě yì piān zuò wén.The teacher asked us to write a composition.
- 篇。Zhè piān xiǎo shuō wǒ kàn guò liǎng biàn.I have read this novel twice.
- 篇。Tā měi tiān xiě yì piān rì jì.He writes a diary entry every day.
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