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切

qiēㄑㄧㄝ

Sino-Vietnamese: THIẾT

Traditional: 切

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4

Meaningqiē(verb, adverb, vocab.word.pos.g)

to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential

Examples

  • 请帮我把西瓜切开。

    qǐng bāng wǒ bǎ xī guā qiè kāi.

    Please cut the watermelon open for me.

  • 妈妈在厨房切菜。

    mā ma zài chú fáng qiè cài.

    Mom is chopping vegetables in the kitchen.

  • 把肉切成小块。

    bǎ ròu qiè chéng xiǎo kuài.

    Cut the meat into small pieces.

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Meaningqiè(verb, adverb, vocab.word.pos.g)

definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 切 system should be applied to the previous two characters)

Read qiè in 一切, 亲切, 切记, 密切; qiē when it means “cut”.

Examples

  • 一切都会好起来的。

    yí qiè dōu huì hǎo qǐ lái de.

    Everything will be fine.

  • 老师对我们很亲切。

    lǎo shī duì wǒ men hěn qīn qiè.

    The teacher is very warm towards us.

  • 过马路时切记注意安全。

    guò mǎ lù shí qiè jì zhù yì ān quán.

    Always be careful when crossing the road.

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Stroke order

THIẾT · 4 strokes

to cut; to slice; to carve; (math) tangential