Meaning
to cut; to slice; close to
Chinese: 切开；读 qiè 时表示贴近、急切。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qie” becomes a different word in each tone. 切 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
- 一切yī qièeverything; every; all
- 亲切qīn qièamiable; cordial; close and dear; familiar
- 密切mì qièclose; intimate; to strengthen (ties, cooperation etc); closely
- 迫切pò qièurgent; pressing
- 确切què qièdefinite; exact; precise
Example Sentence
妈妈把苹果切成了四块。Mā ma bǎ píng guǒ qiē chéng le sì kuài.Mom cut the apple into four pieces.
妈妈Mā mamama把bǎ(marks the object)苹果píng guǒApple (American tech compa切成qiē chéngto cut up (into pieces)了le(completed action)四sìfour块kuàilump。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
七 (sound) plus 刀 (knife): to cut — read qiē: ‘to cut, slice, chop’ (切菜); read qiè: ‘close to, in keeping with; eager, anxious; urgent; by all means; (一切) all, every’ (亲切, 一切, 切记).
A way to remember it
qiē = to cut (切菜); qiè = close / urgent / all (一切).