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撇

piē

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to cast away
  • to fling aside
  • to throw
  • to cast
  • left-slanting downward brush stroke (calligraphy)

Definition

抛弃；扔开。

to cast away; to abandon; to throw.

Usage

常用于口语，表示把东西扔掉或把人丢下不管。也可用于抽象事物，如责任、任务等。

Commonly used in spoken language, indicating throwing something away or leaving someone behind. It can also be used for abstract things like responsibility or tasks.

Examples

  • 1 他把垃圾撇到垃圾桶里。 (He threw the trash into the trash can.)
  • 2 她撇下孩子去旅游了。 (She left her child behind and went traveling.)
  • 3 别把责任撇给别人。 (Don't shift the responsibility onto others.)
  • 4 他撇下我们走了。 (He left us and went away.)
  • 5 她把那些旧书都撇掉了。 (She threw away all those old books.)

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