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偏偏
piān piān
Meaning
- contrary to expectation; as it happens
- deliberately; against reason
Definition
副词，表示故意与客观要求或实际情况相反，或表示事实与期望相反。
Adverb, indicating deliberately acting contrary to objective requirements or actual situation, or indicating that facts are opposite to expectations.
Usage
用于强调行为或事情的发展与预期或常理相反，带有不满、无奈或强调的语气。
Used to emphasize that actions or events develop contrary to expectations or common sense, with a tone of dissatisfaction, helplessness, or emphasis.
Examples
- 1 我劝他别去，他偏偏要去。 (I advised him not to go, but he insisted on going.)
- 2 偏偏在关键时刻，电脑死机了。 (Just at the critical moment, the computer crashed.)
- 3 大家都同意了，偏偏他反对。 (Everyone agreed, but he alone objected.)
- 4 我找了他半天，他偏偏不在家。 (I looked for him for a long time, but he happened to be not at home.)
- 5 明明可以走捷径，他偏偏选择绕远路。 (He could have taken a shortcut, but he deliberately chose a longer route.)
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