and 酒 jiǔ means alcoholic drink.pí 脾 N spleen
píqi 脾气 N temper ■ 王医生脾气好，很少生气。 Wáng yīshēng píqi hǎo, hěn shǎo shēngqì. Dr Wang
is good-tempered; he rarely gets angry. 发脾气 fā píqi throw a tantrum, lose one’s temper ■ 他为什么
发脾气？Tā wèishénme fā píqi? Why did he lose his temper?
pǐ 匹 MEASURE WORD (for horses) 一匹快马 yì pǐ kuài mǎ a fast horse
pì 辟 TRAD 闢 V open up (See kāipì 开辟.)
pì 僻 ADJ remote (See piānpì 偏僻.)
pì 屁 N flatulence, fart 放屁 fàng pì fart, break wind
pìgu 屁股 N bottom, buttocks
pìrú 譬如 CONJ same as 比如 bǐrú
piān 偏 ADV must (used to indicate that the action in question is contrary to one’s expectation or wishes) ■
明天有一个重要的考试，她偏今天 病倒了。Míngtiān yǒu yí ge zhòngyào de kǎoshì, tā piān
jīntiān bìngdǎo le. Just as there’ll be an important exam tomorrow, what must she do but fall ill
today?
piānchā 偏差 N deviation, error
piānjiàn 偏见 [modif: 偏 impartial + 见 view] N prejudice, bias 对同性恋者有偏见 duì tóngxìngliànzhě yǒu
piānjiàn hold prejudice against homosexuals
piānpì 偏僻 ADJ out-of-the-way, remote
piānpiān 偏偏 ADV as luck would have it ■ 我 正在洗澡，手机偏偏响了。Wǒ zhèngzài xǐzǎo, shǒujī
piānpiān xiǎng le. The cell phone must ring when I was taking a bath.
piān 篇 MEASURE WORD (for a piece of writing) 一篇文章 yì piān wénzhāng an article/essay
pián 便 ADJ comfortable
piányi 便宜 ADJ inexpensive, cheap (ANTONYM 贵 guì) ■ 这家商店东西很便宜。Zhè jiā shāngdiàn
dōngxi hěn piányi. Things are cheap in this store. ■ 我想买便宜一点儿的衣服。Wǒ xiǎng mǎi
piányi yìdiǎnr de yīfu. I want to buy less expensive clothes.
piányihuò 便宜货 N cheap goods, bargain
piàn 片 I N thin and flat piece 肉片 ròupiàn meat slices II MEASURE WORD (for thin, flat pieces) 一片面包 yí piàn
miànbāo a slice of bread
piànduàn 片断 N fragment (of a writing, narrative, life experiences, etc.)
piànkè 片刻 N a brief moment, a short while
piànmiàn 片面 ADJ one-sided, unilateral (ANTONYM 全面 quánmiàn) ■ 我们应该全面考虑问题，不 要有
片面的观点。Wǒmen yīnggāi quánmiàn kǎolǜwèntí, bú yào yǒu piànmiàn de guāndiǎn. We
should approach an issue from all sides and do not have a one-sided view.
piàn 骗 TRAD 騙 V deceive, fool ■ 你受骗了！Nǐ shòu piàn le! You’ve been duped! ■ 那个人骗我 钱。
Nàge rén piàn wǒ qián. That man cheated me out of my money.
piànjú 骗局 N hoax, fraud
piànzi 骗子 N swindler, con man
piāo 飘 TRAD 飄 V flutter ■ 彩旗飘飘。Cǎiqí piāopiāo. Colorful banners fluttered in the breeze.
piāoyáng 飘扬 V (of banners, flags, etc.) flutter, wave
piāo 漂 V float
piāofú 漂浮 V float
piào 票 N ticket (张 zhāng) ■ 这场电影票全卖完 了。Zhè chǎng diànyǐng piào quán màiwán le.
Tickets are all sold out for this movie show. ■ 我 买两张去香港的飞机票。Wǒ mǎi liǎng zhāng
qù Xiānggǎng de fēijī piào. I want to buy two air tickets to Hong Kong. 电影票 diànyǐng piào movie
ticket / 飞机票 fēijī piào air ticket / 火车票 huǒchē piào train ticket / 门 票 ménpiào admission ticket (to a
show, sporting event, etc.) / 汽车票 qìchē piào bus/coach ticket