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偏偏 (piān piān) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

偏偏 (piān piān) is a Chinese word: contrary to expectation; just (had to be). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 偏偏

副 fù adverb

contrary to expectation; just (had to be)

天气预报说今天晴天,偏偏下起雨来了。

tiān qì yù bào shuō jīn tiān qíng tiān piān piān xià qǐ yǔ lái le

The weather forecast said it would be sunny today, but it just had to rain.

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Word breakdown

偏 piān — contrary; deviating from expectation

偏 piān — intensifies meaning; creates adverbial form

Structure & writing
1 偏 piān — not straight; off-center; tilted (opposite of 正)

偏 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 偏 piān — not straight; off-center; tilted (opposite of 正)

偏 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order