Meaning
hack; chop; split open; split in two; divide
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pi” becomes a different word in each tone. 劈 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 劈面pī miànright in the face
- 劈理pī lǐ(mining) cleavage
- 劈开pī kāito cleave; to split open; to spread open (fingers, legs)
- 劈手pī shǒuwith a lightning move of the hand
- 劈头pī tóustraight away; right off the bat; right on the head; right in the face
Example Sentence
他抡起斧头，把木柴劈成了两半。Tā lūn qǐ fǔ tóu, bǎ mù chái pī chéng le liǎng bàn.He swung the axe and split the firewood in two.
他Tāhe抡lūnto swing (one's arms, a he起qǐto rise斧头fǔ tóuax，把bǎ(marks the object)木柴mù cháifirewood劈pīto hack成了chéng leto be done两liǎngtwo半bànhalf。