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qiě Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiě | qie3
English translation
and
moreover
yet
for the time being
to be about to
both (... and...)
moreover, also (post-subject); about to, will soon (pre-verb)

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About qiě

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

qiě

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

A stone altar

Etymology of qiě

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

月一

Explanation

Originally a pictograph of a sacrificial altar. The current meaning "moreover" is a phonetic loan.

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Example sentences using qiě

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jiù suǒ zhī ,拥有 yōngyǒu Sān dòng 房子 fáng zi , 而且 érqiě Néng 拥有 yōngyǒu gēng duō .

To my knowledge he owns three houses, and he may own more.

这种 zhè zhǒng Gāo qiě .

This breed of horses is both tall and heavily grown.

我们 wǒmen de 产品 chǎnpǐn dàn 要求 yāoqiú 数量 shùliàng duō ,而且 érqiě 要求 yāoqiú 质量 zhìliàng Gāo .

In production, we demand not only quantity but also quality.

我们 wǒmen xiàn 不光 bù guāng chū méi , 而且 érqiě chū Tiě .

Our country produces not only coal, but also iron.

大多数 dà duō shù Tāng 热量 rè liàng ,并且 bìngqiě Néng guàn bǎo .

Most soups are low in calories and will fill you up.

Words with qiě

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
而且 érqiě moreover而且 érqiě
并且 bìngqiě and並且
qiě and qiě
况且 kuàngqiě moreover況且
暂且 zànqiě for now暫且
且慢 qiě màn to wait a moment且慢 qiě màn
尚且 shàngqiě yet尚且 shàngqiě
姑且 gūqiě tentatively姑且 gūqiě
得过且过 dé guò qiě guò without high ambitions, but getting by得過且過
且说 qiě shuō thus且說
且不说 qiě bù shuō not to mention且不說
苟且 gǒu qiě perfunctory苟且 gǒu qiě
得饶人处且饶人 dé ráo rén chù qiě ráo rén where it is possible to let people off, one should spare them (idiom); anyone can make mistakes, forgive them when possible得饒人處且饒人
权且 quán qiě temporarily權且
苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom); to drag out an ignoble existence苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng
且听下回分解 qiě tīng xià huí fēn jiě to listen to the next chapter for an explanation且聽下回分解
且末 Qiě mò Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu [Bā​yīn​guō​léng​Měng​gǔ​Zì​zhì​zhōu], Xinjiang且末 Qiě mò
且末县 Qiě mò xiàn Cherchen nahiyisi or Qiemo county in Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang 巴音郭楞蒙古自治州 Bā yīn guō léng Měng gǔ Zì zhì zhōu [Bā​yīn​guō​léng​Měng​gǔ​Zì​zhì​zhōu], Xinjiang且末縣
亦且 yì qiě in addition亦且 yì qiě
苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān taking things easily without attending to responsibilities苟且偷安 gǒu qiě tōu ān
聊且 liáo qiě tentatively聊且 liáo qiě

qiě Decomposition & Compounds

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qiě Compounds

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  • qiě
    • zhù
      • chú , , , chú , , chú
      • , , , ,
    • xiàn
      • biāo
        • máo , bìn , zōng , liè , , , sōng , rán , kūn , kūn , , fǎng , dàn , kūn , bìn , , tiáo , , máo , xiū , kuò , zhuā , shāo , , , péng , quán , jiān , , jiū , , lián , zhěn , sān , màn , mán , sēng , huán , kuài , , , , , , , , , , ,
        • , 髿, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , bìn ,
      • xuán ,
    • xìn
    • cuó
      • zhā , , , ,
    • jiě , , , , , , , guǎ , dié , , , , , , , , , , dié , , , , , , zhā , chá , , , , , chú , , zǎng , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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