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xiè

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xiè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiè | xie4
English translation
bits
fragments
crumbs
filings
trifling
trivial
to condescend to
bits, crumbs, scraps; fragments; not worthwhile

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About xiè

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

xiè

Contains the radical

shī

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

body

Etymology of xiè

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

尸肖

Semantic compound

shī

Phonetic compound

Xiāo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shī represents the meaning and Xiāo represents the sound.

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Example sentences using xiè

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měi Nián 冬天 dōng tiān 头皮屑 tóu pí xiè dōu 困扰 kùn rǎo zhāo .

Every winter he has a problem with dandruff in his hair.

这种 zhè zhǒng 洗发剂 xǐ fà jì 有助于 yǒu zhù yú tóu xiè .

This shampoo helps to get rid of scurf.

获胜 huò shèng duì gěi le cǎi xiè .

The winning team was showered with confetti.

cǎi xiè zài 一双 Xīn rén 身上 shēn shang .

Confetti showered down on the newly - weds.

yān xiè 污染 wūrǎn 空气 kōngqì .

Soot fouls the air.

Words with xiè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
xiè bits xiè
不屑 bù xiè to disdain to do sth不屑 bù xiè
不屑一顾 bùxièyīgù to disdain as beneath contempt (idiom)不屑一顧
面包屑 miàn bāo xiè breadcrumbs麵包屑
木屑 mù xiè sawdust木屑 mù xiè
头皮屑 tóu pí xiè dandruff頭皮屑
碎屑 suì xiè fragments碎屑 suì xiè
碎屑岩 suì xiè yán clastic rock (geology)碎屑岩 suì xiè yán
琐屑 suǒ xiè trivial matters瑣屑
末屑 mò xiè bits末屑 mò xiè
纤屑 xiān xiè fine detail纖屑

xiè Decomposition & Compounds

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xiè Decomposition

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xiè Compounds

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