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片

piān · pian/piàn · pian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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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 (yī): classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc
Kangxi radical 91

2 examples

这(zhè)是(shì)片(piàn)干(gān)燥(zào)地(dì)区(qū)，几(jī)乎(hū)是(shì)一(yí)片(piàn)荒(huāng)漠(mò)。

It is an arid region, almost a desert.

我(wǒ)知(zhī)道(dào)怎(zěn)么(me)做(zuò)俄(é)式(shì)炒(chǎo)牛(niú)肉(ròu)片(piàn)。

I know how to make beef stroganoff.

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