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片piànclassifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water

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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. 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?

  1. 他吃了一片面包。

    Tā chī le yí piàn miànbāo.

    He ate a slice of bread.

  2. 这片树林很大。

    Zhè piàn shùlín hěn dà.

    This patch of woods is very big.

How is 片 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你早饭吃了什么?

    Nǐ zǎofàn chī le shénme?

    What did you eat for breakfast?

  2. Speaker B:

    我吃了两片面包。

    Wǒ chī le liǎng piàn miànbāo.

    I ate two slices of bread.

  3. Speaker A:

    吃得太少了。

    Chī de tài shǎo le.

    That's too little.

  4. Speaker B:

    我不太饿。

    Wǒ bú tài è.

    I'm not very hungry.

Can you use 片 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (slice): 他吃了一___面包。 (He ate a slice of bread.)
  2. 2.What does 这片树林很大。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word is the measure word for slices?

What should you learn next?

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.