Definition
片儿 is the Northern colloquial (rhotacized) form of the classifier 片 (piàn). It is used for thin, flat objects (e.g., slices of bread, sheets of paper), as well as for scenes (e.g., a stretch of scenery) and areas (e.g., a tract of land). The '-儿' suffix is characteristic of Beijing and Northern Mandarin in casual speech.
classifier
for thin flat objectsslicesscenesand areas
Examples
- 片儿。Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì piān r miànbāo.There is a slice of bread on the table.
- 片儿。Zhè yì piān r cǎodì zhēn piàoliang.This stretch of grassland is really beautiful.
- 片儿。Tā gěi wǒ kàn le nà piān r měilì de jǐngsè.He showed me that beautiful scene.
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