撇

To throw in Chinese: 撇 (piě)

piě

to throw

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to throw
  2. 2to cast
  3. 3left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

Stroke order

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撇

Zhuyin

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ㄆㄧㄝˇ

piě

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 写这个字时，最后一撇要长一些。

    xiě zhè ge zì shí， zuì hòu yì piě yào cháng yì xiē。

    When writing this character, the last left-falling stroke should be a bit longer.

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Related words

拼搏

pīn bó

to struggle

拼命

pīn mìng

to do one's utmost

贫富

pín fù

poor and rich

贫穷

pín qióng

poor

频率

pín lǜ

frequency

频频

pín pín

repeatedly

品尝

pǐn cháng

to taste a small amount

品德

pǐn dé

moral character

品位

pǐn wèi

rank

品行

pǐn xíng

behavior

聘

pìn

to engage (a teacher etc)

聘任

pìn rèn

to appoint (to a position)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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