Chinese word

片面

Pronunciation

Pinyinpiàn miàn

Meaning

  • adjectiveone-sided

Example

他的看法很片面。tā de kàn fǎ hěn piàn miàn

His view is very one-sided.

Illustration for 片面 (one-sided)

More examples

他对这个问题只有片面理解，缺乏证据支持。tā duì zhè ge wèn tí zhí yǒu piàn miàn lí jiě quē fá zhèng jù zhī chí

He has only a one-sided understanding of this issue and lacks supporting evidence.

Core concept

Attention locks onto one angle instead of taking in the whole picture.

Common phrases

  • 片面观点piàn miàn guān diǎn

    one-sided view

  • 片面结论piàn miàn jié lùn

    one-sided conclusion

  • 片面理解piàn miàn lí jiě

    one-sided understanding

Similar words

单方面dān fāng miàn: Coming from one side alone without taking other sides into account.
不全面bù quán miàn: Incomplete because some important parts or information are missing.

Definition in Chinese

重视某一方面而忽视其他方面，带有偏颇或不公允的意味，常用于批评观点或报道等不全面的表述。zhòng shì mǒu yì fāng miàn ér hū shì qí tā fāng miàn dài yǒu piān pǒ huò bù gōng yǔn de yì wèi cháng yòng yú pī píng guān diǎn huò bào dào děng bù quán miàn de biǎo shù

Word origin

片 (piàn, "piece or part") + 面 (miàn, "side or face") creates the image of only one side being shown, which develops into criticism of judgments or accounts that fail to represent the whole.

Usage tips

  • In everyday criticism, this adjective usually describes a view, report, or account rather than a person, so it challenges incomplete reasoning without directly attacking someone's character.

Other meanings

  • biasedadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 片面性piàn miàn xìngone-sidednessnoun

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