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撇

piěHSK 7

撇 (piě) is an HSK 7 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto fling; to shirk

    • EX
      他生气地把书撇在桌子上就走了。

      He angrily flung the book onto the table and left.

    • EX
      别把责任撇得干干净净，这件事你也有错。

      Don't completely shirk responsibility. You were also at fault in this matter.

2

noun 名

  1. Englishleft falling stroke (in calligraphy)

    • EX
      汉字“人”的第一笔是一撇。

      The first stroke in the Chinese character "人" is a left-falling stroke.

    • EX
      他的字写得不好，连那一撇都写不直。

      His handwriting is poor; he cannot even write that left-falling stroke straight.