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片(piàn / piān) — meaning, uses and examples

片piàn

1. measure word classifier: thin flat pieces

   秋天，一片叶子落了下来。

   Qiūtiān, yī piàn yèzi luò le xiàlái.

   In autumn, a leaf fell down.

2. measure word classifier: expanses; scenes and moods

   门前是一片草地。

   Mén qián shì yī piàn cǎodì.

   In front of the door is a stretch of lawn.

3. noun flat thin piece (as in 名片, 药片)

   他把土豆切成了薄片。

   Tā bǎ tǔdòu qiē chéng le báo piàn.

   He cut the potato into thin slices.

4. adjective one-sided; incomplete (as in 片面)

   这种看问题的方式很片面。

   Zhè zhǒng kàn wèntí de fāngshì hěn piànmiàn.

   This way of looking at problems is very one-sided.

片piān

1. noun film; movie (colloquial reading)

   这部片子拍得很好。

   Zhè bù piānzi pāi de hěn hǎo.

   This film is very well made.