切
Character
to cut something with a knife
Readings and meanings
- to cut something with a knife
- to cut or slice food into pieces
Examples
我会切菜。
wǒ huì qiē cài
I can cut vegetables.
AI-generated sentence
妈妈在切苹果。
mā ma zài qiē píng guǒ
Mom is cutting an apple.
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Words that use “切” as qiē
切割qiē gēto cut something into two or more piecesWordHSK 7–9切断qiē duànto cut something so it breaks into two partsWordHSK 7–9切除qiē chúto cut out a sick part of the body during an operationWordHSK 7–9余切yú qiēcotangentWord内切nèi qiē(math.) to inscribeWord切入qiē rùto cut intoWord切刀qiē dāocutterWord切削qiē xiāoto cutWord
qiè
qie4Reading 2Rare readingThis reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is qiē.
- definitely; absolutely (not) CC-CEDICT
- (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! CC-CEDICT
- to grind CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) close to CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) eager CC-CEDICT
- to correspond to CC-CEDICT
- (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 (fǎn qiè) system should be applied to the previous two characters) CC-CEDICT
Words that use “切” as qiè
一切yī qièeverythingWordHSK 3亲切qīn qièwarm and friendly, in a kind wayWordHSK 3密切mì qiècloseWordHSK 4迫切pò qièvery important and needing to be done right nowWordHSK 4切实qiè shíreal and possible to doWordHSK 6切身qiè shēnpersonalWordHSK 7–9深切shēn qièdeep and true, about feelings such as love, care, or sadnessWordHSK 7–9确切què qièexact and correct, with every detail clearWordHSK 7–9
Stroke order
All 4 strokes
Speed
Practice writing 切
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