Chinese word

切片

Pronunciation

Pinyinqiē piàn

Meaning

  • nounslice

Example

请把香蕉切成切片。qǐng bǎ xiāng jiāo qiē chéng qiē piàn

Please cut the banana into slices.

Illustration for 切片 (slice)

More examples

他把火腿切成很薄的切片。tā bǎ huó tuǐ qiē chéng hěn báo de qiē piàn

He cut the ham into very thin slices.

Core concept

A thin, flat piece separated from a larger whole, whether food or a specimen.

Common phrases

  • 火腿切片huó tuǐ qiē piàn

    ham slices

Similar words

片piàn: One piece cut from food, especially when counting pieces in a dish.
片儿piànr: An everyday spoken expression for one thin piece cut from food.
薄片báo piàn: A piece cut so thin that it has almost no thickness.

Definition in Chinese

表示由切割得到的薄片，可指食材的薄切，也可指实验或医用的组织切片等。biǎo shì yóu qiē gē dé dào de báo piàn kě zhǐ shí cái de báo qiē yě kě zhǐ shí yàn huò yī yòng de zǔ zhī qiē piàn děng

Word origin

切 (qiē, "cut") + 片 (piàn, "flat piece") forms 切片 (qiēpiàn, "slice"), naming a thin piece produced by cutting.

Usage tips

  • In a sentence, this noun names the result of preparation rather than the preparation itself, so it fits after verbs such as make, add, or examine, not as the main cutting action.

Other meanings

  • slivernoun

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