qiē

砌末

Word · Verb · NounTraditional切

cut; slice; geometry tangent

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

verb

to cut; to slice

The most common action of using a knife to divide something.

Mā妈
ma妈
zhèng正
zài在
chú厨
fáng房
qiē切
cài菜
 。

Mom is cutting vegetables in the kitchen.

Tā他
bǎ把
dàn蛋
gāo糕
qiē切
chéng成
bā八
kuài块
 。

He cut the cake into eight pieces.

2.

noun

tangent (in geometry)

technical

A specialized term in mathematics.

Yuán圆
de的
qiē切
xiàn线
 。

The tangent line of a circle.