片piànclassifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
片 (piàn) means "classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water." It appears in 他吃了一片面包。 (He ate a slice of bread.) and 这片树林很大。 (This patch of woods is very big.) In the dialogue, A asks what B ate for breakfast, B says two slices of bread, and A says that is too little.
What does 片 mean?
- 1.
classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of watermeasure word
What does the character 片 mean?
- 片classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water
How do you use 片?
A measure word for slices and for areas of land or water: 一片面包, 这片树林.
What are some examples of 片 in a sentence?
How is 片 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你早饭吃了什么?
Nǐ zǎofàn chī le shénme?
What did you eat for breakfast?
- Speaker B:
我吃了两片面包。
Wǒ chī le liǎng piàn miànbāo.
I ate two slices of bread.
- Speaker A:
吃得太少了。
Chī de tài shǎo le.
That's too little.
- Speaker B:
我不太饿。
Wǒ bú tài è.
I'm not very hungry.
Can you use 片 correctly?
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.