How to say “cut” in Chinese

切

qiē

cut

verb · HSK 5 · topic “Food and Cooking”

“Cut” in Chinese is 切, qiē: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

切 is read qiē. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

qiē — 1st tonehigh and level, like a long note

How to write it

切

qiè — close to; cut

On the right, 刀 “knife”; on the left, 七 qī hints at the sound. In the sense “cut” it's read qiē.

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 “切”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 切. Tap the sound icon to listen.

一切都会好起来的yíqièdōuhuìhǎoqǐlaideEverything will be fine.
你切菜我来炒nǐqiēcài,wǒláichǎoYou chop the vegetables, and I'll do the stir-frying.
先切菜，再炒。xiānqiēcài,zàichǎoFirst chop the vegetables, then fry them.
他们俩的关系很密切tāmenliǎdeguānxìhěnmìqièThe two of them are very close.
刚来的时候，公司里的一切对我来说都很陌生。gāngláideshíhou,gōngsīlideyíqièduìwǒláishuōdōuhěnmòshēngWhen I first arrived, everything at the company was unfamiliar to me.
十年过去了，这里的一切依然没有变。shíniánguòqùle,zhèlǐdeyíqièyīránméiyǒubiànTen years have passed, and everything here is still the same.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “cut” in Chinese?

“Cut” in Chinese is 切, pinyin qiē.

What does 切 mean?

切 (qiē) means “cut”.

How do you write 切?

切 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 切?

切 is read qiē. Tones: qiē — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“cut” in the lesson “Stir-fry, boil, stew”

This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” of HSK 5. 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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