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篇
piān
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English Definitionsheet; piece of writing; bound set of bamboo slips used for record keeping (old); measure word for written items: chapter, article
Simplified Script篇
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinpiān
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄆㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)pin1
Part of Speech(量) measure word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=5

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Words With Same Head Word    
篇幅piānfulength (of a piece of writing); space occupied on a printed page
篇章piānzhāngwriting; sections and chapters
篇目piānmùtable of contents
篇韵piānyùnabbr. for Yupian 玉篇 and Guangyun 广韵
篇什piānshípoem
Words With Same Tail Word    
长篇chángpiānlengthy (report or speech)
诗篇shīpiāna poem; a composition in verse; fig. epic (compared with historical epic); the biblical Book of Psalms
开篇kāipiānstart of literary work; opening song of ballad in Tanci style 弹词
老三篇lǎo sān piānLao San Pian, three short essays written by Mao Zedong before the PRC was established
短篇duǎnpiānashort article; short story
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