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撇 piē

to throw; to curl (one's lip)

Strokes
14
Level
HSK 6
Radical
扌
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 扌敝 ⿰扌敝

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Example sentences with 撇

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  1. 他把烦恼都撇在一边。
    Tā bǎ fánnǎo dōu piē zài yìbiān.
    He set aside all his worries.
    he (particle) worry all fling at one-side
  2. 你能不能先把这些琐事撇开？
    Nǐ néng bu néng xiān bǎ zhèxiē suǒshì piēkāi?
    Can you set aside these trivial matters first?
    you can not-can first (particle) these trivial-matter fling-open
  3. 撇开这些细节，我们谈谈重点吧。
    Piēkāi zhèxiē xìjié, wǒmen tántan zhòngdiǎn ba.
    Setting aside these details, let's discuss the key points.
    fling-open these detail, we talk-talk key-point (suggestion)
  4. 他没有撇下朋友，一直陪在他们身边。
    Tā méiyǒu piēxià péngyou, yìzhí péi zài tāmen shēnbiān.
    He didn't abandon his friends, he stayed by their side the whole time.
    he not-have fling-down friend, always accompany at they body-side
  5. 写这个字的时候，先写一撇，再写一捺。
    Xiě zhège zì de shíhou, xiān xiě yì piě, zài xiě yí nà.
    When writing this character, first write a left-falling stroke, then a right-falling stroke.
    write this (measure) character (particle) time, first write one left-stroke, then write one right-stroke

Words with 撇 (1)