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qiē

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qiē Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiē | qie1
English translation
to cut
to slice
tangent (math)
definitely
absolutely (not)
(scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.
Tut!
to grind
close to
eager
to correspond to
see also 反切 fǎn qiè [fǎn qiè]
to cut, to mince, to slice, to carve; close to; eager

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About qiē

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Number of strokes

4

Traditional form

qiē

Contains the radical

Dāo

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

knife

Etymology of qiē

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

七刀

Semantic compound

Dāo

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. Dāo represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using qiē

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这个 zhè ge 脉冲 mài chōng Néng 迫使 pò shǐ 断路器 duàn lù qì 切断 qiē duàn de 主机 zhǔ jī 30 miǎo .

That pulse forces the circuit breaker to shut down her mainframe for 30 seconds.

zhǔ ā , zài 心里 xīn li 默默 mòmò shuì , 但愿 dàn yuàn 真象 zhēn xiàng 弗雷迪· Ā 切尔 kuā de 那样 nà yàng 坚强 jiānqiáng .

Christ, he thought, I wish I were as solid as Freddy Archer thinks I am.

shì 不是 bú shi 那个 nà ge 容易 róngyì 冲动 chōngdòng yòu hǎo 走极端 de 姑娘 gūniang 一切 yīqiè dōu 告诉 gàosu le xiá ?

Had the impulsive and desperate girl spoken out to Letitia to the fullest?

zài 切割 qiē gē shí suǒ 产生 chǎnshēng de suì xiè 几乎 jīhū 薄片 báo piàn 一样 yīyàng chóng .

The dust produced during slicing weighs almost as much as the wafers.

Dāo 一下子 yī xià zi jiù qiē jìn le 蛋糕 dàngāo .

The knife easily cut into the cake.

Words with qiē

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
一切 yīqiè every一切 yīqiè
qiē definitely qiē
密切 mìqiè close密切 mìqiè
切实 qièshí feasible切實
切除 qiē chú to excise切除 qiē chú
亲切 qīnqiè amiable親切
确切 quèqiè definite確切
切断 qiē duàn to cut off切斷
迫切 pòqiè urgent迫切 pòqiè
切尔西 Qiè ěr xī Chelsea切爾西
切口 qiē kǒu incision切口 qiē kǒu
切片 qiē piàn to slice切片 qiē piàn
密切相关 mì qiè xiāng guān closely related密切相關
切换 qiē huàn to switch over切換
切割 qiē gē to cut切割 qiē gē
深切 shēn qiè deeply felt深切 shēn qiè
切入 qiē rù to cut into切入 qiē rù
关切 guān qiè to be deeply concerned關切
不顾一切 bù gù yī qiè reckless不顧一切
急切 jíqiè eager急切 jíqiè
真切 zhēn qiè vivid真切 zhēn qiè
贴切 tiē qiè close-fitting貼切
不切实际 bù qiè shí jì unrealistic不切實際
热切 rè qiè fervent熱切

qiē Decomposition & Compounds

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qiē Decomposition

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qiē Compounds

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