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偏见 (piān jiàn) — prejudice (against), bias

Definition

偏见 is a settled, often unfair 'prejudice' against a person or group. 偏向 leans toward a side neutrally (preference, tendency); 偏差 means a measurable 'deviation' or error from a standard.

noun
prejudice (against)bias

Examples

  • 偏见。
    Tā yīn wèi duì mǒu rén yǒu piān jiàn ér zuò chū le bù gōng píng de jué dìng.
    He made an unfair decision because he had prejudice against someone.
  • 偏见，。
    Wǒ men yīng gāi jǐn liàng jiǎn shǎo piān jiàn, kè guān dì kàn dài wèn tí.
    We should minimize bias as much as possible and look at problems objectively.
  • 偏见。
    Zhè zhǒng piān jiàn yuán yú cháng shí jiān de cuò wù xìn xī.
    This kind of prejudice stems from long-term misinformation.

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.

偏piānbiased
见jiànview

偏 (biased) + 见 (view) names a fixed, unfair opinion.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
亻Written in full as人rén
Sound part声符shēngfú
扁
扁biǎn偏piān
Same sound today

偏 combines 亻 (人, a person) with 扁, which gives the sound.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 見; 见 is its simplified writing.

  • 目目mùeye
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The traditional form 見 pairs 目 (eye) with 卩 (kneeling person), showing a kneeling figure with a large eye for a head. The simplified 见 is a later shorthand.

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