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(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately in Chinese: 偏偏 (piān piān)

piān piān

(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(indicates that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately
  2. 2as it happened
  3. 3(indicates that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly
  4. 4contrarily
  5. 5against reason
  6. 6(indicates that sb or a group is singled out) precisely
  7. 7only
  8. 8of all people

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Zhuyin

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ㄆㄧㄢ

piān

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄆㄧㄢ

piān

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 我想去公园，偏偏下起了大雨。

    wǒ xiǎng qù gōng yuán， piān piān xià qǐ le dà yǔ。

    I wanted to go to the park, but of all times it started pouring.

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Related words

偏

piān

to lean

偏差

piān chā

bias

偏方

piān fāng

folk remedy

偏见

piān jiàn

prejudice

偏僻

piān pì

remote

偏向

piān xiàng

partial towards sth

偏远

piān yuǎn

remote

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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