Hanzi
Traditional
偏
Simplified
偏

to lean/to slant/oblique/prejudiced/to deviate from average/to stray from the intended line/stubbornly/contrary to expectations

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 6

Pinyin

piān

Bopomofo

ㄆㄧㄢ

Jyutping

pin1

Example sentences

偏 piān
他偏不去。

He insists on not going.

偏偏 piānpiān
我正急著出門，偏偏這時候下起大雨來。
我正急著出门，偏偏这时候下起大雨来。

I was just in a hurry to go out, but contrary to my wishes it started raining heavily right then.

麼 / 么 me
不讓你做麼，你偏偏要去做。
不让你做么，你偏偏要去做。

I told you not to do it, yet you insisted.

偏僻 piānpì
這座村莊位於一個偏僻的山區。
这座村庄位于一个偏僻的山区。

This village is located in a remote mountainous area.

疾苦 jíkǔ
那位醫師常到偏僻的農村瞭解居民的疾苦。
那位医师常到偏僻的农村了解居民的疾苦。

That doctor often visits remote rural villages to understand the residents' hardships.

偏向 piānxiàng
他處理這件事的態度似乎有一些偏向自己的親戚。
他处理这件事的态度似乎有一些偏向自己的亲戚。

His attitude in handling this matter seems a bit biased towards his own relatives.

Example Vocabulary

偏

pian1

insistently; contrary to expectations; slanted

偏偏

pian1'pian1

contrary to expectations; intentionally; unfortunately; only

偏僻

pian1'pi4

remote; out-of-the-way; secluded

偏向

pian1'xiang4

to be biased toward; to favor; tendency; trend

偏執

pian1'zhi2

偏執狂

偏好

pian1'hao4

不偏不倚

bu4'pian1'bu4'yi3

偏低

pian1'di1

偏光

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