篇 — measure word
measure word (articles, texts)
How to pronounce it
篇 is read piān. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 竹 “bamboo”: people wrote on bamboo slips. At the bottom, 扁 biǎn hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “篇”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 篇. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这篇课文里有很多新词语。zhèpiānkèwénliyǒuhěnduōxīncíyǔThis text has a lot of new words.
- 这篇文章写得很好。zhèpiānwénzhāngxiědehěnhǎoThis article is well written.
- 老师让我们写一篇作文lǎoshīràngwǒmenxiěyìpiānzuòwénThe teacher had us write an essay.
- 他完成了研究，并且写了一篇文章。tāwánchéngleyánjiū,bìngqiěxiěleyìpiānwénzhāngHe finished the research and wrote an article.
- 请概括一下这篇文章的主要内容qǐnggàikuòyíxiàzhèpiānwénzhāngdezhǔyàonèiróngPlease briefly summarize the main points of this article.
- 这篇文章的标题很吸引人zhèpiānwénzhāngdebiāotíhěnxīyǐnrénThis article has a catchy headline.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Articles and essays”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
What does 篇 mean?
篇 (piān) means “measure word (articles, texts)”.
How do you write 篇?
篇 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 篇?
篇 is read piān. Tones: piān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“measure word” in the lesson “Articles and essays”
This word is from the topic “In class” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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