片 piān / piàn — disc; sheet; a slice; piece; flake; thin
他吃了一片面包。Tā chī le yí piàn miàn bāo.He ate a slice of bread.
Common words: 照片 (zhào piàn)、图片 (tú piàn)、影片 (yǐng piàn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "piece"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "piece", including 片 (piān / piàn), 块 (kuāi / kuài). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "piece" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 片 (piān / piàn), 块 (kuāi / kuài) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span piān, piàn, kuāi, kuài — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 片 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 片 piān / piàndisc; sheet; a slice; piece; flake; thinUseful words: 照片, 图片
- 块 kuāi / kuàipiece; chunk; lump; (measure word for chunks; lumps); yuan (unit of currency)Useful words: 一块儿, 板块
Common words for these 2 "piece" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 片 (piān / piàn) — so "piece" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
照片zhào piànphotograph图片tú piànpicture; photograph影片yǐng piàna copy of a film; film; motion picture; movie一块儿yī kuài rcolloquial (-r) form of 一块板块bǎn kuàislab; (geology) tectonic plate; (fig.) sector (of the stock market or of industry); (economic) bloc一块yī kuàia piece; a chunk; (fig.) (coll.) aspect; area
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "piece".
块 kuāi / kuài — piece; chunk; lump; (measure word for chunks; lumps); yuan (unit of currency)
请给我一块面包。Qǐng gěi wǒ yí kuài miàn bāo.Please give me a piece of bread.
Common words: 一块儿 (yī kuài r)、板块 (bǎn kuài)、一块 (yī kuài)
All 2 characters
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