Meaning
mate; one of a pair; (measure word for horses; mules; a bolt of cloth); ordinary person
Chinese: 布帛、马等的量词，也表示相当。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pi” becomes a different word in each tone. 匹 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 匹配pǐ pèito mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible
- 无匹wú pǐincomparable; matchless; unrivalled
- 匹克pǐ kè(loanword) pick; plectrum
- 马匹mǎ pǐhorse
- 布匹bù pǐcloth (by the yard)
Example Sentence
草原上奔跑着一匹枣红色的马。Cǎo yuán shàng bēn pǎo zhe yì pǐ zǎo hóng sè de mǎ.A chestnut horse is running on the grassland.
草原Cǎo yuángrassland上shàngon奔跑bēn pǎoto run着zhe(ongoing action)一yìone匹pǐ(bound form) matching枣红色hóng sèred (color)的deof马mǎhorse。