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片刻 (piàn kè) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

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

Meaning of 片刻

名 míng noun

moment

请稍等片刻。

qǐng shāo děng piàn kè

Please wait a moment.

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Word breakdown

片 piàn — brief, fragmentary

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 卡片 kǎ piàn — card HSK 6
    • 卡 card (phonetic borrowing)
    • 片 piece, flat object
    Example

    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.

  • 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.

刻 kè — moment, instant

Words with this character (11)
  • 1 时刻 shí kè — moment HSK 5
    • 时 time (general temporal concept)
    • 刻 moment (specific point in time)
    Example

    现在是最关键的时刻。

    xiàn zài shì zuì guān jiàn de shí kè

    Now is the most critical moment.

  • 2 深刻 shēn kè — profound HSK 5
    • 深 deep, indicating depth and intensity
    • 刻 engraved, suggesting something lasting and indelible
    Example

    这本书给我留下了深刻的印象。

    zhè běn shū gěi wǒ liú xià le shēn kè de yìn xiàng

    This book left a profound impression on me.

  • 3 立刻 lì kè — immediately HSK 5
    • 立 stand; upright position (suggesting immediacy)
    • 刻 moment; instant in time
    Example

    他听到消息后立刻就走了。

    tā tīng dào xiāo xi hòu lì kè jiù zǒu le

    He left immediately after hearing the news.

  • 4 此刻 cǐ kè — this moment HSK 6
    • 此 this (demonstrative indicating the present)
    • 刻 moment (a specific point in time)
    Example

    此刻我很开心。

    cǐ kè wǒ hěn kāi xīn

    I am very happy at this moment.

  • 5 刻不容缓 kè bù róng huǎn — admit of no delay; extremely urgent HSK 7
    • 刻 moment; instant of time
    • 不 not; negation
    • 容 allow; tolerate; permit
    • 缓 delay; postpone; slow down
    Example

    保护环境刻不容缓，我们应该从现在做起。

    bǎo hù huán jìng kè bù róng huǎn wǒ men yīng gāi cóng xiàn zài zuò qǐ

    Protecting the environment admits of no delay; we should start now.

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Structure & writing
1 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

2 刻 kè — to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.

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

consists of

2.1 亥 hài — twelfth of the twelve Earthly Branches
亥 is a component in 7 characters
HSK 1
孩 hái young child
HSK 3
刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc. 该 gāi should; ought to
HSK 4
咳 ké to cough
HSK 6
核 hé hard pit or stone at the center of a fruit
HSK 7
阂 hé to be blocked or separated by a barrier 骇 hài to frighten; to shock
2.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
别 bié to part; to separate
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
HSK 5
创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order