qiē piàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to slice / slice / thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)
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Original source entry:

切片 切片 [qie1 pian4] /to slice/slice/thin section of a specimen (for microscopic examination)/

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  • 切
    qiē

    to cut / to slice / to carve / (math.) tangential

    qiè

    definitely / absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right. / Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fǎn qiè] system should be applied to the previous two characters)

  • 片
    piān

    disk / sheet

    piàn

    thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yī]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91

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