部 分 bù fen part / share / section / piece / CL:個|个[ge4] 块 lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units 一 片 yī piàn piece / slice 断 片 duàn piàn fragment / piece / (of a film) to break in the middle of viewing 块 lump (of earth) / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units 瓣 petal / segment / clove (of garlic) / piece / section / fragment / valve / lamella / classifier for pieces, segments etc 面 积 miàn jī area (of a floor, piece of land etc) / surface area / tract of land 一 块 yī kuài one block / one piece / one (unit of money) / together / in the same place / in company 稿 件 gǎo jiàn piece of writing submitted for publication / manuscript / article 部 份 bù fen part (of a whole) / piece / section / share / shell (Unix) 片 子 piàn zi thin flake / small piece 曲 目 qǔ mù repertoire / program / song / piece of music 小 幅 xiǎo fú by a small margin / slightly (increase or decrease) / (of a painting or a piece of calligraphy) small 艺 术 品 yì shù pǐn art piece / work of art / CL:件[jian4] 占 地 面 积 zhàn dì miàn ji floor area / occupied area / footprint (of a building, piece of equipment etc) 枪 手 qiāng shǒu gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own 摘 下 zhāi xià to take off / to remove (one's hat, a door from its hinges etc) / to pick (a piece of fruit from a tree etc) / (sports) to pick off (a rebound etc) 棋 子 qí zǐ chess piece / CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1] / (fig.) a pawn (used by others for their own purposes) 佳 作 jiā zuò masterpiece / fine piece of writing 小 菜 xiǎo cài appetizer / small side dish / easy job / piece of cake / see also 小菜一碟[xiao3 cai4 yi1 die2] 篇 幅 piān fu length (of a piece of writing) / space occupied on a printed page 海 贼 王 Hǎi zéi wáng One Piece (manga and anime) 搭 载 dā zài (of a vehicle) to carry (a passenger or payload) / (of a device or system) to be equipped with (a piece of hardware or software) 名 曲 míng qǔ famous song / well-known piece of music 品 相 pǐn xiàng condition / physical appearance (of a museum piece, item of food produced by a chef, postage stamp etc) 信 函 xìn hán letter / piece of correspondence (incl. email) 夹 击 jiā jī pincer attack / attack from two or more sides / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks 藏 品 cáng pǐn museum piece / collector's item / precious object 大 义 dà yì righteousness / virtuous cause / a woman's marriage / main points of a piece of writing 剧 目 jù mù theatrical piece (play or opera) / repertoire / list of plays or operas 谱 写 pǔ xiě to compose (a piece of music) / (fig.) to create, by one's actions, a narrative (generally one that can be recounted with pride) 意 见 书 opinion piece 纸 片 zhǐ piàn a piece, scrap or fragment of paper 顺 口 溜 shùn kǒu liū popular piece of doggerel / common phrase repeated as a jingle 稿 酬 gǎo chóu fee paid to an author for a piece of writing 批 改 pī gǎi to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing) 贴 士 tiē shì (loanword) tip / hint / suggestion / piece of advice 名 篇 míng piān famous piece of writing 热 土 rè tǔ homeland / hot piece of real estate 夹 攻 jiā gōng attack from two sides / pincer movement / converging attack / attack on a flank / fork in chess, with one piece making two attacks 割 肉 gē ròu to cut some meat / to cut off a piece of flesh / (fig.) (coll.) to sell at a loss 润 色 rùn sè to polish (a piece of writing) / to add a few finishing touches to (a piece of writing, painting etc) 体 统 tǐ tǒng decorum / propriety / arrangement or form (of piece of writing) 计 件 工 资 jì jiàn gōng zī piece rate wage / remuneration based on one's output / opposite: time rate wage 計時工資|计时工资[ji4 shi2 gong1 zi1] 谱 曲 pǔ qǔ to compose a piece of music 移 机 yí jī to relocate a piece of equipment (air conditioner etc) 木 片 mù piàn flat piece of wood / wood chip / CL:塊|块[kuai4],片[pian4] 献 宝 xiàn bǎo to present a treasure / to offer a valuable piece of advice / to show off what one treasures 一 纸 空 文 yī zhǐ kōng wén a worthless piece of paper (idiom) 点 染 diǎn rǎn to touch up (a piece of writing) / to add details (to a painting) 马 horse / CL:匹[pi3] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess 连 篇 累 牍 lián piān lěi dú (of a piece of writing) long and tedious (idiom) / verbose 文 气 wén qì the impact of a piece of writing on the reader / gentle / refined 拼 错 pīn cuò to misspell / to piece together incorrectly 鸟 枪 niǎo qiāng flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun 片 thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 完 璧 wán bì flawless piece of jade / (fig.) perfect person or thing / virgin / to return sth intact 篇 sheet / piece of writing / bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old) / classifier for written items: chapter, article 拼 to piece together / to join together / to stake all / adventurous / at the risk of one's life / to spell 札 thin piece of wood used a writing tablet (in ancient China) / a kind of official document (in former times) / letter / note / plague 哽 to choke with emotion / to choke on a piece of food 鲠 to choke on a piece of food / (literary) a fish bone lodged in one's throat 扦 short slender pointed piece of metal, bamboo etc / skewer / prod used to extract samples from sacks of grain etc / (dialect) to stick in / to bolt (a door) / to arrange (flowers in a vase) / to graft (tree) / to pedicure / to peel (an apple etc) 膴 big piece of meat / dried meat 一 字 千 金 yī zì qiān jīn one word worth a thousand in gold (idiom) / (in praise of a piece of writing or calligraphy) each character is perfect / each word is highly valued 计 时 工 资 jì shí gōng zī time rate wage / remuneration based on one's time and skill / opposite: piece rate wage 計件工資|计件工资[ji4 jian4 gong1 zi1] 纲 举 目 张 gāng jǔ mù zhāng if you lift the headrope the meshes spread open (idiom) / take care of the big things and the little things will take care of themselves / (of a piece of writing) well-structured and ordered 死 棋 sǐ qí dead piece (in Chess) / stupid move / hopeless case 七 七 八 八 qī qī bā bā almost / nearing completion / bits and piece / of all kinds 白 子 bái zǐ white Go chess piece / bee pupa / albino 瑄 ornamental piece of jade 三 屉 桌 sān tì zhuō three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture) 小 事 一 桩 xiǎo shì yī zhuāng trivial matter / a piece of cake 小 菜 一 碟 xiǎo cài yī dié a small appetizer / a piece of cake / very easy (idiom) 急 嘴 急 舌 jí zuǐ jí shé lit. quick mouth and quick tongue / fig. to interrupt sb urgently and say one's piece / to chime in rapidly 拾 芥 shí jiè to pick up cress / fig. sth easy to do / a piece of cake 旧 体 jiù tǐ old form of writing / piece in the old style 兰 章 lán zhāng a beautiful speech or piece of writing / your beautiful article (honorific) 蟪 蛄 不 知 春 秋 huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons / fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture 针 毡 zhēn zhān needle felting (craft) / piece of felt used as a pincushion 鸟 机 niǎo jī fowling piece (archaic gun) 计 件 工 作 jì jiàn gōng zuò piece work 撰 述 zhuàn shù to compose (a piece of writing) / to write / (written) work / writer 极 靴 jí xuē magnet pole piece / pole piece 义 踝 关 节 yì huái guān jié ankle piece 假 肢 的 踝 关 节 部 分 ankle piece 义 脚 foot piece 假 肢 的 脚 部 foot piece 识 别 物 recognition piece 三 屉 桌 sān tí zhuō three-drawer desk (traditional Chinese piece of furniture) 一 条 绳 上 的 蚂 蚱 yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zha lit. grasshoppers tied together with a piece of string (idiom) / fig. people who are in it together for better or worse / people who will sink or swim together 剂 子 jì zi piece of dough cut to the right size (for making jiaozi etc) 狗 杂 碎 gǒu zá suì piece of shit / scumbag 薪 火 相 传 xīn huǒ xiāng chuán lit. the flame of a burning piece of firewood passes on to the rest (idiom) / fig. (of knowledge, skill etc) to be passed on from teachers to students, one generation to another 鸡 块 jī kuài chicken nugget / chicken piece 接 活 jiē huó to take on a piece of work / to pick up some freelance work / (of a taxi driver) to pick up a fare 拉 活 lā huó (northern dialect) to pick up a fare (as a taxi driver) / to pick up a piece of work (as a courier) 全 须 全 尾 儿 quán xū quán yǐ r (Beijing dialect) intact / in one piece 全 身 而 退 quán shēn ér tuì to escape unscathed / to get through in one piece 界 址 jiè zhǐ boundary (of a piece of land or territory)
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