劈

pī · pi/pǐ · pi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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pī 劈

  1. to hack
  2. to chop
  3. to split open
  4. (of lightning) to strike

pǐ 劈

  1. to split in two
  2. to divide

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)用(yòng)斧(fǔ)头(tóu)把(bǎ)木(mù)头(tou)劈(pī)成(chéng)两(liǎng)半(bàn)。

He used an axe to split the wood in two.

02

一(yí)道(dào)闪(shǎn)电(diàn)劈(pī)开(kāi)了(le)那(nà)棵(kē)大(dà)树(shù)。

A bolt of lightning split that big tree open.

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