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卡片 (kǎ piàn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

卡片 (kǎ piàn) is a Chinese word: card. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 卡片

名 míng noun

card

我收到了一张生日卡片。

wǒ shōu dào le yì zhāng shēng rì kǎ piàn

I received a birthday card.

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Word breakdown

卡 kǎ — card (phonetic borrowing)

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 信用卡 xìn yòng kǎ — credit card HSK 3
    Example

    我用信用卡付款。

    wǒ yòng xìn yòng kǎ fù kuǎn

    I pay with a credit card.

  • 2 银行卡 yín háng kǎ — bank card HSK 3
    • 银 bank (lit. silver, forms 'bank' with 行)
    • 行 bank (lit. trade/business, forms 'bank' with 银)
    • 卡 card
    Example

    我的银行卡丢了。

    wǒ de yín háng kǎ diū le

    I lost my bank card.

  • 3 打卡 dǎ kǎ — to clock in/out HSK 6
    • 打 to perform/do (an action)
    • 卡 card/time recording system
    Example

    我每天早上八点到公司打卡。

    wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang bā diǎn dào gōng sī dǎ kǎ

    I clock in at the company at 8 AM every morning.

  • 4 卡车 kǎ chē — truck HSK 7
    • 卡 transliteration character representing the 'ka-' sound
    • 车 vehicle, the semantic component indicating it's a type of vehicle
    Example

    这辆卡车装满了货物。

    zhè liàng kǎ chē zhuāng mǎn le huò wù

    This truck is loaded with goods.

  • 5 卡通 kǎ tōng — cartoon HSK 7
    • 卡 phonetic component approximating 'car' from English 'cartoon'
    • 通 phonetic component approximating 'toon' from English 'cartoon'
    Example

    孩子们喜欢看卡通片。

    hái zi men xǐ huan kàn kǎ tōng piàn

    Children like to watch cartoons.

片 piàn — piece, flat object

Words with this character (12)
  • 1 照片 zhào piàn — photograph HSK 3
    • 照 to photograph, capture (action component)
    • 片 flat piece, sheet (physical object component)
    Example

    他给我看了很多旅行的照片。

    tā gěi wǒ kàn le hěn duō lǚ xíng de zhào piàn

    He showed me many travel photographs.

  • 2 图片 tú piàn — picture HSK 4
    • 图 visual representation, drawing, diagram
    • 片 flat piece, slice, indicating a two-dimensional item
    Example

    我在网上找到了一张漂亮的图片。

    wǒ zài wǎng shàng zhǎo dào le yì zhāng piào liang de tú piàn

    I found a beautiful picture online.

  • 3 名片 míng piàn — business card HSK 5
    Example

    请收下我的名片。

    qǐng shōu xià wǒ de míng piàn

    Please accept my business card.

  • 4 影片 yǐng piàn — film HSK 5
    • 影 image, visual picture
    • 片 piece, segment of recorded media
    Example

    这部影片获得了很多奖项。

    zhè bù yǐng piàn huò dé le hěn duō jiǎng xiàng

    This film won many awards.

  • 5 纪录片 jì lù piàn — documentary HSK 5
    • 纪 record, chronicle
    • 录 record, register
    • 片 film, footage
    Example

    我昨天看了一部关于海洋的纪录片。

    wǒ zuó tiān kàn le yī bù guān yú hǎi yáng de jì lù piàn

    I watched a documentary about the ocean yesterday.

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  • 6 片刻 piàn kè — moment HSK 6
    • 片 brief, fragmentary
    • 刻 moment, instant
    Example

    请稍等片刻。

    qǐng shāo děng piàn kè

    Please wait a moment.

  • 7 片面 piàn miàn — one-sided, partial HSK 6
    • 片 piece, fragment; partial
    • 面 side, surface, aspect
    Example

    我们不能片面地看待问题。

    wǒ men bù néng piàn miàn de kàn dài wèn tí

    We cannot view problems in a one-sided way.

  • 8 薯片 shǔ piàn — potato chips HSK 6
    • 薯 potato/tuber
    • 片 slice/chip
    Example

    他买了一袋薯片。

    tā mǎi le yí dài shǔ piàn

    He bought a bag of potato chips.

  • 9 唱片 chàng piàn — record HSK 7
    • 唱 to sing, vocal/musical component
    • 片 flat piece, disc
    Example

    我爸爸收藏了很多老唱片。

    wǒ bà ba shōu cáng le hěn duō lǎo chàng piàn

    My dad collects many old records.

  • 10 大片 dà piàn — blockbuster HSK 7
    • 大 big, large, grand (scale/importance)
    • 片 film, movie
    Example

    他最喜欢看好莱坞大片。

    tā zuì xǐ huan kàn Hǎo lái wù dà piàn

    He loves watching Hollywood blockbusters most.

  • 11 片段 piàn duàn — fragment HSK 7
    • 片 piece, slice (suggesting a separated part)
    • 段 section, passage (a distinct portion)
    Example

    他给我们朗读了文章的一个片段。

    tā gěi wǒ men lǎng dú le wén zhāng de yí ge piàn duàn

    He read us a fragment of the article.

  • 12 芯片 xīn piàn — chip HSK 7
    • 芯 core (the central processing element)
    • 片 slice (the thin wafer form)
    Example

    这家公司专门生产高性能芯片。

    zhè jiā gōng sī zhuān mén shēng chǎn gāo xìng néng xīn piàn

    This company specializes in producing high-performance chips.

Structure & writing
1 卡 kǎ — truck; large freight vehicle
Xpinyin

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

consists of

1.1 上 shàng — upper; high position (opposite of 下); ① preceding in order ② higher in rank or quality
上 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 2
让 ràng yield; give way to others when both parties need something
HSK 3
卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 叔 shū father's younger brother; also a form of address for a man of the same generation as one's father but younger and unrelated (can be reduplicated)
HSK 4
戚 qi
1.2 卜 bǔ — divination; foretelling good or bad fortune using tortoise shells, animal bones, or other methods
Xpinyin
卜 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)
HSK 3
卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 处 chù place; location
HSK 4
盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals
HSK 5
卧 wò to lie down 补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged
HSK 6
扑 pū to lunge forward and throw oneself onto something 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood
HSK 7
仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 卦 guà ancient divination symbol; also the tools or act of divination 赴 fù to go; to proceed to

Stroke order

2 片 piàn — a flat, thin piece or slice
Xpinyin
片 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
牌 pái a sign or token made of wood or other material
HSK 5
版 bǎn printing plate made of wood or metal with text or images

片 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order