piān

篇

HSK 2Character · Noun · Measure wordTraditional遍

complete essay; sheet of paper; classifier for documents

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Meanings

3 senses · 14 examples
1.

noun

complete essay; treatise

literary

Used in formal or literary contexts, especially when referencing classical works.

 《
Xún荀
zǐ子
 ·
Quàn劝
xué学
piān篇
 》
shì是
yī一
piān篇
jīng经
diǎn典
de的
gǔ古
wén文
 。

"Quan Xue Pian" from Xunzi is a classic classical Chinese essay.

Zhè这
piān篇
bào报
gào告
zǒng总
jié结
le了
qù去
nián年
de的
gōng工
zuò作
chéng成
guǒ果
 。

This report summarizes the work results from last year.

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Tā他
xiě写
le了
yī一
piān篇
guān关
yú于
huán环
bǎo保
de的
wén文
zhāng章
 。

He wrote an article about environmental protection.

Zhè这
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
de的
yán研
jiū究
fāng方
fǎ法
hěn很
xīn新
yǐng颖
 。

The research method of this thesis is very innovative.

Lǎo老
shī师
ràng让
wǒ我
men们
bèi背
sòng诵
zhè这
piān篇
kè课
wén文
 。

The teacher asked us to recite this text.

2.

noun

sheet of printed/written paper

informal

Used in colloquial contexts, often with the diminutive suffix 儿.

Qǐng请
gěi给
wǒ我
sān三
zhāng张
jiǎng讲
yì义
piānr篇
Bù儿
 ?
duì不
shì对
 ,
sān是
zhāng三
jiǎng张
yì讲
piānr义
Ó篇
sān儿
 ?
zhāng哦
 ,
jiǎng三
yì张
dān讲
piānr义
 单
 篇
 儿
 。

Please give me three single sheets of handouts.

Wǒ我
nòng弄
diū丢
le了
yī一
piānr篇
kè儿
táng课
bǐ堂
jì笔
 记
 。

I lost a single sheet of class notes.

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Qǐng请
bǎ把
zhè这
piār篇
zhǐ儿
dì纸
gěi递
wǒ给
 我
 。

Please pass me this sheet of paper.

Tā他
zài在
yī一
piār篇
biàn儿
qiān便
shàng签
xiě上
xià写
le下
lián了
xì联
fāng系
shì方
 式
 。

He wrote down his contact information on a single slip of paper.

3.

measure word

classifier for documents, papers, pages

neutral

Note that in this usage, one pian equals two pages. Commonly used with diminutive suffix 儿 in spoken Chinese.

Wǒ我
xū需
yào要
yī一
piān篇
lùn论
wén文
lái来
wán完
chéng成
kè课
chéng程
zuò作
yè业
 。

I need one thesis to complete my course assignment.

Zhuō桌
zi子
shàng上
fàng放
le了
sān三
piānr篇
zhǐ儿
 纸
 。

There are three sheets of paper on the desk.

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Zhè这
běn本
shū书
quē缺
le了
yī一
piānr篇
 儿
 。

One sheet (two pages) is missing from this book.

Tā他
fā发
biǎo表
le了
wǔ五
piān篇
xué学
shù术
wén文
zhāng章
 。

He has published five academic papers.

Qǐng请
fān翻
dào到
dì第
sān三
piānr篇
de儿
nèi的
róng内
 容
 。

Please turn to the content of the third sheet (two pages).